Directv (FRA:DIG1) LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset : 0.70 (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Directv LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset?

LT Debt to Total Assets is a measurement representing the percentage of a corporation's assets that are financed with loans and financial obligations lasting more than one year. The ratio provides a general measure of the financial position of a company, including its ability to meet financial requirements for outstanding loans. It is calculated as a company's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligationdivide by its Total Assets. Directv's long-term debt to total assests ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.70.

Directv's long-term debt to total assets ratio declined from Mar. 2014 (0.81) to Mar. 2015 (0.70). It may suggest that Directv is progressively becoming less dependent on debt to grow their business.

Directv LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for Directv's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset can be seen below:

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0.77

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LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.83	0.81	0.77	0.70

Directv LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset Calculation

Directv's Long-Term Debt to Total Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

LT Debt to Total Assets (A: Dec. 2014 )	=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation (A: Dec. 2014 )	/	Total Assets (A: Dec. 2014 )
	=	15802.335	/	20647.249
	=	0.77

Directv's Long-Term Debt to Total Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

LT Debt to Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2015 )	=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation (Q: Mar. 2015 )	/	Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2015 )
	=	15761.592	/	22454.124
	=	0.70

Directv (FRA:DIG1) LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset Explanation

LT Debt to Total Asset is a measurement representing the percentage of a corporation's assets that are financed with loans and financial obligations lasting more than one year. The ratio provides a general measure of the financial position of a company, including its ability to meet financial requirements for outstanding loans. A year-over-year decrease in this metric would suggest the company is progressively becoming less dependent on debt to grow their business.

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Directv was incorporated in Delaware in 2009. The Company is a provider of digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. It operates two direct-to-home, or DTH, business units: DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America, which are differentiated by their geographic location and are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and distributing digital entertainment programming via satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. In addition, the Company owns and operate two regional sports networks, or RSNs, hold a minority ownership interest in ROOT SPORTS Northwest and own a 42% interest in Game Show Network, LLC, or GSN, a television network dedicated to game-related programming and Internet interactive game playing. The Company face substantial competition in the MVPD industry and from emerging digital media distribution providers. Its competition includes companies that offer video, audio, interactive programming, telephony, data and other entertainment services, such as cable television, other DTH companies, telcos, wireless companies and companies that are developing new technologies, including online video distributors. The Company provides services in PanAmericana and Brazil from leased transponders on two geosynchronous satellites. Sky Mexico provides its services from leased transponders on a separate satellite. In addition, itÂ leases a backup satellite that serves Sky Brasil and Sky Mexico. The Company is subject to government regulation in the United States, by the FCC and by other federal, state and local authorities. The CompanyÂ is subject to similar regulatory agencies in Latin America. It isÂ also subject to the rules and procedures of the International Telecommunication Union, or ITU, a agency of the United Nations, which coordinates telecommunications networks and services.

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