International Distribution Services Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
International Distribution Services has a total shareholder equity of £3.5B and total debt of £1.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 43.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £9.0B and £5.4B respectively. International Distribution Services's EBIT is £281.0M making its interest coverage ratio 6.1. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.2B.
Key information
43.4%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.54b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 6.1x |
| Cash | UK£1.25b |
| Equity | UK£3.55b |
| Total liabilities | UK£5.45b |
| Total assets | UK£8.99b |
Recent financial health updates
Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 02
Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
Jul 11Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Feb 15Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 11Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 15Recent updates
International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce
Apr 19Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 02International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Dec 28Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
Jul 11Is There An Opportunity With International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) 36% Undervaluation?
May 05Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS)?
Mar 22Here's What's Concerning About International Distributions Services' (LON:IDS) Returns On Capital
Mar 04Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Feb 15Why International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS) Could Be Worth Watching
Nov 01Returns At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Sep 17Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 11Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Jul 14Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13
Jun 19Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.13
Jun 05Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13
May 22Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG)?
Apr 20Investors Will Want Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Apr 02An Intrinsic Calculation For Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued
Feb 25Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Feb 07Why Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Could Be Worth Watching
Jan 11The Return Trends At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Look Promising
Dec 29Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 15Are Investors Undervaluing Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) By 35%?
Nov 24Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: IDS's short term assets (£2.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (£2.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: IDS's short term assets (£2.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (£2.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: IDS's net debt to equity ratio (8.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: IDS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 9.3% to 43.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: IDS's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (14%).
Interest Coverage: IDS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.1x coverage).