freenet Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
freenet has a total shareholder equity of €1.4B and total debt of €432.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 30.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are €3.3B and €1.8B respectively. freenet's EBIT is €351.0M making its interest coverage ratio 15.6. It has cash and short-term investments of €131.1M.
Key information
30.2%
Debt to equity ratio
€432.90m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 15.6x |
| Cash | €131.10m |
| Equity | €1.43b |
| Total liabilities | €1.85b |
| Total assets | €3.28b |
Recent financial health updates
Is freenet (ETR:FNTN) A Risky Investment?
Aug 09
freenet (ETR:FNTN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Mar 14Here's Why freenet (ETR:FNTN) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Aug 31These 4 Measures Indicate That freenet (ETR:FNTN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 18Here's Why freenet (ETR:FNTN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Sep 01freenet (ETR:FNTN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 23Recent updates
freenet AG (ETR:FNTN) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Jan 05Investors Will Want freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Dec 15Investors Aren't Buying freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) Earnings
Oct 06There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Returns On Capital
Aug 28Earnings Miss: freenet AG Missed EPS By 31% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 10Is freenet (ETR:FNTN) A Risky Investment?
Aug 09There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Returns On Capital
May 23freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) P/E Is On The Mark
May 01Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Earnings Are
Apr 03freenet (ETR:FNTN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Mar 14Slowing Rates Of Return At freenet (ETR:FNTN) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Dec 26Is freenet AG (ETR:FNTN) Trading At A 43% Discount?
Dec 03Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At freenet (ETR:FNTN)
Sep 26Here's Why freenet (ETR:FNTN) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Aug 31Are Investors Undervaluing freenet AG (ETR:FNTN) By 50%?
Jul 12Capital Allocation Trends At freenet (ETR:FNTN) Aren't Ideal
Jun 24freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Apr 05What Is freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) Share Price Doing?
Apr 02Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At freenet (ETR:FNTN)
Mar 14freenet (ETR:FNTN) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €1.68
Feb 26These 4 Measures Indicate That freenet (ETR:FNTN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 18Returns At freenet (ETR:FNTN) Are On The Way Up
Oct 30Here's Why freenet (ETR:FNTN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Sep 01Results: freenet AG Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Aug 14What Does freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) Share Price Indicate?
Aug 04freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Jul 17freenet (ETR:FNTN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 23Is There Now An Opportunity In freenet AG (ETR:FNTN)?
Apr 19We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At freenet (ETR:FNTN)
Apr 01These 4 Measures Indicate That freenet (ETR:FNTN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Feb 06What Does freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) Share Price Indicate?
Jan 18freenet (ETR:FNTN) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Dec 16Here's Why freenet (ETR:FNTN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Oct 11Is freenet AG (ETR:FNTN) Trading At A 48% Discount?
Sep 22Is There Now An Opportunity In freenet AG (ETR:FNTN)?
Sep 02Is freenet (ETR:FNTN) A Risky Investment?
Jul 06Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify A Pay Rise For freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) CEO This Year
Jun 12Returns On Capital At freenet (ETR:FNTN) Have Stalled
Jun 06What Does freenet AG's (ETR:FNTN) Share Price Indicate?
May 18Does freenet AG (ETR:FNTN) Have A Place In Your Dividend Stock Portfolio?
Apr 14These 4 Measures Indicate That freenet (ETR:FNTN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Mar 31Investors Who Bought freenet (ETR:FNTN) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 35%
Mar 15Here's What To Make Of freenet's (ETR:FNTN) Returns On Capital
Feb 24Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine freenet AG (ETR:FNTN)?
Feb 10Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FNTN's short term assets (€702.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities (€931.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: FNTN's short term assets (€702.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities (€916.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FNTN's net debt to equity ratio (21%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: FNTN's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 139.3% to 30.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FNTN's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (86.9%).
Interest Coverage: FNTN's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (15.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/18 23:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
freenet AG is covered by 33 analysts. 12 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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| Mathieu Robilliard | Barclays |
| Usman Ghazi | Berenberg |
| Samuel McHugh | BNP Paribas Exane |