International Distribution Services Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
International Distribution Services has a total shareholder equity of £3.4B and total debt of £1.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 35%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £8.3B and £4.8B respectively. International Distribution Services's EBIT is £659.0M making its interest coverage ratio 11.2. It has cash and short-term investments of £742.0M.
Key information
35.0%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.21b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 11.2x |
| Cash | UK£742.00m |
| Equity | UK£3.44b |
| Total liabilities | UK£4.84b |
| Total assets | UK£8.28b |
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 15Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: IDS's short term assets (£2.4B) exceed its short term liabilities (£2.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: IDS's short term assets (£2.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£2.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: IDS's net debt to equity ratio (13.4%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: IDS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 9% to 35% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: IDS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (21.9%).
Interest Coverage: IDS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 10:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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Analyst Sources
International Distribution Services plc is covered by 27 analysts. 6 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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| Susanna Invernizzi | Barclays |
| William Fitzalan Howard | Berenberg |
| Hugo Watkins | BNP Paribas Exane |