J Sainsbury Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
J Sainsbury has a total shareholder equity of £6.7B and total debt of £1.1B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 16.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £24.6B and £18.0B respectively. J Sainsbury's EBIT is £1.0B making its interest coverage ratio 3.2. It has cash and short-term investments of £2.8B.
Key information
16.75%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.11b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.2x |
| Cash | UK£2.78b |
| Equity | UK£6.65b |
| Total liabilities | UK£18.00b |
| Total assets | UK£24.65b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
J Sainsbury plc's (LON:SBRY) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Aug 24
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY)
Jul 31Is J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) A Risky Investment?
Feb 11Why We're Not Concerned About J Sainsbury plc's (LON:SBRY) Share Price
Jan 26Investors Will Want J Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Jan 10
Winning Big Basket Customers And Store Expansions Drive Thriving Growth And Market Success
New store acquisitions and space reallocation towards food are expected to enhance revenue and profitability in key locations.J Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) Dividend Will Be £0.039
Nov 10Investors Interested In J Sainsbury plc's (LON:SBRY) Earnings
Oct 15Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SBRY's short term assets (£8.4B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£11.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: SBRY's short term assets (£8.4B) exceed its long term liabilities (£6.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SBRY has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: SBRY's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 19.1% to 16.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SBRY's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (174.4%).
Interest Coverage: SBRY's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/05 07:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/01 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
J Sainsbury plc is covered by 45 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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| Virginie Blin | AlphaValue |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| Nicholas Bubb | Arden Partners Plc. |