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Smiths News (Smiths News) Liabilities-to-Assets : 1.08 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Smiths News 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. Smiths News's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $269 Mil. Smiths News's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $248 Mil. Therefore, Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 1.08.


Smiths News Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths News'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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Smiths News Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.35 1.35 1.31 1.17 1.08

Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Liabilities-to-Assets 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 1.31 1.21 1.17 1.14 1.08

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News'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.


Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

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



Smiths News 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.

Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Aug. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=268.869/248.158
=1.08

Smiths News's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=268.869/248.158
=1.08

* 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.


Smiths News  (OTCPK:SMWPY) 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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Smiths News (Smiths News) Business Description

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Smiths News PLC is a UK-based wholesale distributor of published content. The group is one of the UK's foremost publishers of newspapers and magazines, and it also operates as a book distributor through bookstores and an online platform serving the needs of academics and public libraries. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom. Its segments include Smiths News Core; Dawson Media Direct (DMD); Instore and others.

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