Bunzl Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Bunzl has a total shareholder equity of £2.8B and total debt of £2.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 95.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £9.3B and £6.5B respectively. Bunzl's EBIT is £823.2M making its interest coverage ratio 9.5. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.4B.
Key information
95.9%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£2.72b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 9.5x |
| Cash | UK£1.38b |
| Equity | UK£2.83b |
| Total liabilities | UK£6.46b |
| Total assets | UK£9.30b |
Recent financial health updates
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Nov 25
Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 15Recent updates
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Dec 26Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Nov 25Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201
Nov 07Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201
Oct 24Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking
Oct 14Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201
Sep 13Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201
Aug 30Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Aug 28Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Jul 14Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)
Jun 28Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 15Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return
May 21Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio
May 09Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Apr 25Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501
Apr 10Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Mar 25Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501
Mar 05Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?
Feb 28With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case
Feb 16Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)
Jan 18Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing
Jan 03Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BNZL's short term assets (£4.7B) exceed its short term liabilities (£4.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: BNZL's short term assets (£4.7B) exceed its long term liabilities (£2.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BNZL's net debt to equity ratio (47.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: BNZL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 124.7% to 95.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BNZL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (34.4%).
Interest Coverage: BNZL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/27 20:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Bunzl plc 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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| Paul Daniel Checketts | Barclays |
| James Rosenthal | Barclays |
| Thomas Burlton | Berenberg |