The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

LSE:LWDB Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.2b

Law Debenture Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Law Debenture has a total shareholder equity of £913.2M and total debt of £163.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 17.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.1B and £197.1M respectively. Law Debenture's EBIT is £149.1M making its interest coverage ratio 21.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £27.3M.

Key information

17.9%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£163.91m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio21.9x
CashUK£27.26m
EquityUK£913.16m
Total liabilitiesUK£197.11m
Total assetsUK£1.11b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.08

Dec 15
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.08

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.0875

Mar 03
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.0875

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0725

Dec 18
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0725

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0725

Oct 02
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0725

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 27
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

What Kind Of Shareholders Own The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (LON:LWDB)?

Mar 01
What Kind Of Shareholders Own The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (LON:LWDB)?

Did The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (LON:LWDB) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

Jan 08
Did The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (LON:LWDB) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: LWDB's short term assets (£73.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (£24.5M).

Long Term Liabilities: LWDB's short term assets (£73.8M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£172.6M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: LWDB's net debt to equity ratio (15%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: LWDB's debt to equity ratio has increased from 15.6% to 17.9% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: LWDB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.5%).

Interest Coverage: LWDB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (21.9x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 04:09
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher BrownJ.P. Morgan