Inchcape Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Inchcape has a total shareholder equity of £1.5B and total debt of £2.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 173.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £6.7B and £5.2B respectively. Inchcape's EBIT is £677.0M making its interest coverage ratio 4.4. It has cash and short-term investments of £647.0M.
Key information
173.7%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£2.61b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.4x |
| Cash | UK£647.00m |
| Equity | UK£1.50b |
| Total liabilities | UK£5.18b |
| Total assets | UK£6.69b |
Recent financial health updates
Here's Why Inchcape (LON:INCH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Oct 16
Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Dec 09Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 06Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jun 08Does Inchcape (LON:INCH) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 30Recent updates
We Think Inchcape (LON:INCH) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger
Oct 31Here's Why Inchcape (LON:INCH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Oct 16The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Inchcape plc's (LON:INCH) Earnings Yet
Sep 30If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Inchcape (LON:INCH) Presents An Opportunity
Aug 29Analysts Have Just Cut Their Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Revenue Estimates By 11%
Aug 04Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Dividend Will Be £0.113
Aug 03We Think Inchcape (LON:INCH) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger
Jul 31Inchcape plc's (LON:INCH) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 81% Above Its Share Price
Jun 19If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Inchcape (LON:INCH) Presents An Opportunity
May 23Increases to Inchcape plc's (LON:INCH) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now
May 03It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)
Mar 31Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Earnings Seem To Be Promising
Mar 16Is There An Opportunity With Inchcape plc's (LON:INCH) 49% Undervaluation?
Feb 23Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Dec 22Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Dec 09Inchcape (LON:INCH) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Nov 24Should You Investigate Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) At UK£7.66?
Sep 24Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 06Here's What To Make Of Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Aug 16Is Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Potentially Undervalued?
Jun 23Inchcape (LON:INCH) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jun 08A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)
Apr 30Inchcape (LON:INCH) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.213
Mar 28What Is Inchcape plc's (LON:INCH) Share Price Doing?
Mar 25Returns On Capital At Inchcape (LON:INCH) Have Stalled
Feb 03Are Investors Undervaluing Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) By 31%?
Jan 19Here's Why We Think Inchcape (LON:INCH) Is Well Worth Watching
Dec 21Is Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) Potentially Undervalued?
Dec 07Here's What To Make Of Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Oct 18Does Inchcape (LON:INCH) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 30Estimating The Fair Value Of Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)
Sep 13Do Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Aug 29Inchcape's (LON:INCH) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Aug 02When Should You Buy Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)?
Jul 06Inchcape (LON:INCH) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital
Jun 15Here's Why Inchcape (LON:INCH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
May 27Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Inchcape plc (LON:INCH)
Apr 21Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: INCH's short term assets (£4.3B) exceed its short term liabilities (£3.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: INCH's short term assets (£4.3B) exceed its long term liabilities (£1.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: INCH's net debt to equity ratio (130.7%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: INCH's debt to equity ratio has increased from 150.8% to 173.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: INCH's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (23.4%).
Interest Coverage: INCH's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 18:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Inchcape plc is covered by 32 analysts. 9 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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| Timothy Richmond | Arden Partners Plc. |
| James Zaremba | Barclays |
| James Bayliss | Berenberg |