DCC Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

DCC has a total shareholder equity of £3.1B and total debt of £2.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 64%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £8.9B and £5.8B respectively. DCC's EBIT is £580.4M making its interest coverage ratio 5.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £829.6M.

Key information

64.0%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£1.97b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio5.9x
CashUK£829.58m
EquityUK£3.08b
Total liabilitiesUK£5.85b
Total assetsUK£8.92b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

DCC (LON:DCC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.6619

Nov 15
DCC (LON:DCC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.6619

Some Confidence Is Lacking In DCC plc's (LON:DCC) P/E

Oct 08
Some Confidence Is Lacking In DCC plc's (LON:DCC) P/E

Are Investors Undervaluing DCC plc (LON:DCC) By 43%?

Jul 23
Are Investors Undervaluing DCC plc (LON:DCC) By 43%?

Shareholders Will Most Likely Find DCC plc's (LON:DCC) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Jul 05
Shareholders Will Most Likely Find DCC plc's (LON:DCC) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Slowing Rates Of Return At DCC (LON:DCC) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jun 23
Slowing Rates Of Return At DCC (LON:DCC) Leave Little Room For Excitement

DCC (LON:DCC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 24
DCC (LON:DCC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

DCC plc's (LON:DCC) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Apr 02
DCC plc's (LON:DCC) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Slowing Rates Of Return At DCC (LON:DCC) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Feb 29
Slowing Rates Of Return At DCC (LON:DCC) Leave Little Room For Excitement

DCC plc (LON:DCC) Shares Could Be 34% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 12
DCC plc (LON:DCC) Shares Could Be 34% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is DCC (LON:DCC) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 12
Is DCC (LON:DCC) Using Too Much Debt?

What DCC plc's (LON:DCC) P/E Is Not Telling You

Dec 27
What DCC plc's (LON:DCC) P/E Is Not Telling You

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (£3.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (£3.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (£3.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (£2.8B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: DCC's net debt to equity ratio (37%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: DCC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 89.5% to 64% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: DCC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (30.9%).

Interest Coverage: DCC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.9x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 04:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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AnalystInstitution
Jane SparrowBarclays
Thomas BurltonBerenberg
Calum BattersbyBerenberg