CEPS Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
CEPS has a total shareholder equity of £6.5M and total debt of £8.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 131.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £23.7M and £17.2M respectively. CEPS's EBIT is £2.7M making its interest coverage ratio 3.7. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.7M.
Key information
131.5%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£8.60m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.7x |
| Cash | UK£1.71m |
| Equity | UK£6.55m |
| Total liabilities | UK£17.16m |
| Total assets | UK£23.70m |
Recent financial health updates
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CEPS's short term assets (£9.4M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£10.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: CEPS's short term assets (£9.4M) exceed its long term liabilities (£6.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CEPS's net debt to equity ratio (105.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CEPS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 110.2% to 131.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CEPS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (32.5%).
Interest Coverage: CEPS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.7x coverage).