Willis Towers Watson Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Willis Towers Watson has a total shareholder equity of $9.6B and total debt of $6.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 62.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $30.2B and $20.7B respectively. Willis Towers Watson's EBIT is $2.0B making its interest coverage ratio 8.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.9B.
Key information
62.3%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.96b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 8.2x |
| Cash | US$1.89b |
| Equity | US$9.57b |
| Total liabilities | US$20.67b |
| Total assets | US$30.24b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: W1LT34's short term assets ($14.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($13.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: W1LT34's short term assets ($14.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($7.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: W1LT34's net debt to equity ratio (42.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: W1LT34's debt to equity ratio has increased from 45.9% to 62.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: W1LT34's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (20.7%).
Interest Coverage: W1LT34's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.2x coverage).