Willis Towers Watson Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Willis Towers Watson has a total shareholder equity of $7.6B and total debt of $5.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 70.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $27.2B and $19.6B respectively. Willis Towers Watson's EBIT is $2.1B making its interest coverage ratio 8.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.4B.
Key information
70.1%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.31b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 8.2x |
| Cash | US$1.37b |
| Equity | US$7.57b |
| Total liabilities | US$19.60b |
| Total assets | US$27.17b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 0Y4Q's short term assets ($14.3B) exceed its short term liabilities ($12.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: 0Y4Q's short term assets ($14.3B) exceed its long term liabilities ($7.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 0Y4Q's net debt to equity ratio (52%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: 0Y4Q's debt to equity ratio has increased from 58.5% to 70.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: 0Y4Q's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27%).
Interest Coverage: 0Y4Q's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.2x coverage).