Hershey Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Hershey has a total shareholder equity of $4.2B and total debt of $5.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 124.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $12.6B and $8.4B respectively. Hershey's EBIT is $2.5B making its interest coverage ratio 15.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $615.0M.
Key information
124.1%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.22b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 15.3x |
| Cash | US$614.95m |
| Equity | US$4.20b |
| Total liabilities | US$8.42b |
| Total assets | US$12.62b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: HSY's short term assets ($3.6B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($4.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: HSY's short term assets ($3.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($4.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: HSY's net debt to equity ratio (109.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: HSY's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 252.2% to 124.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: HSY's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (45%).
Interest Coverage: HSY's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (15.3x coverage).