RELX PLC

LSE:REL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£68.8b

RELX Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

RELX has a total shareholder equity of £3.2B and total debt of £6.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 214.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £14.7B and £11.5B respectively. RELX's EBIT is £2.8B making its interest coverage ratio 9.5. It has cash and short-term investments of £140.0M.

Key information

214.6%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£6.83b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio9.5x
CashUK£140.00m
EquityUK£3.18b
Total liabilitiesUK£11.53b
Total assetsUK£14.71b

Recent financial health updates

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 08
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 09
RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

May 10
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Recent updates

RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 02
RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Nov 20
Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 08
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

RELX (LON:REL) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Oct 08
RELX (LON:REL) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

RELX (LON:REL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Sep 02
RELX (LON:REL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

What RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E Is Not Telling You

Aug 21
What RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E Is Not Telling You

RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 09
RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jul 28
RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Are RELX PLC (LON:REL) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Jun 28
Are RELX PLC (LON:REL) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 16
Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

We Think RELX (LON:REL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

May 23
We Think RELX (LON:REL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

May 10
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Some Confidence Is Lacking In RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E

Apr 12
Some Confidence Is Lacking In RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E

RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 07
RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Earnings Update: RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Reported Its Annual Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Feb 26
Earnings Update: RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Reported Its Annual Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

RELX's (LON:REL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.418

Feb 22
RELX's (LON:REL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.418

RELX's (LON:REL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Feb 08
RELX's (LON:REL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

Jan 17
Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Jan 02
RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: REL's short term assets (£2.7B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£5.6B).

Long Term Liabilities: REL's short term assets (£2.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£6.0B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: REL's net debt to equity ratio (210.2%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: REL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 291.8% to 214.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: REL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (37.1%).

Interest Coverage: REL'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

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 19:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

RELX PLC is covered by 47 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cor KluisABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research