SBA Communications Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
SBA Communications has a total shareholder equity of $-5.1B and total debt of $12.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -240.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $10.2B and $15.3B respectively. SBA Communications's EBIT is $1.4B making its interest coverage ratio 3.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $186.3M.
Key information
-240.3%
Debt to equity ratio
US$12.32b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.4x |
| Cash | US$186.34m |
| Equity | -US$5.13b |
| Total liabilities | US$15.33b |
| Total assets | US$10.20b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: S1BA34 has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: S1BA34 has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: S1BA34 has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: S1BA34's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: S1BA34's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11.8%).
Interest Coverage: S1BA34's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/11/05 11:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/08/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
SBA Communications Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Watts | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Brendan Lynch | Barclays |
| Amir Rozwadowski | Barclays |