Severn Trent Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Severn Trent has a total shareholder equity of £1.8B and total debt of £8.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 450.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £14.2B and £12.4B respectively. Severn Trent's EBIT is £509.3M making its interest coverage ratio 1.3. It has cash and short-term investments of £953.2M.
Key information
450.6%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£8.26b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 1.3x |
Cash | UK£953.20m |
Equity | UK£1.83b |
Total liabilities | UK£12.37b |
Total assets | UK£14.20b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SVTL's short term assets (£1.8B) exceed its short term liabilities (£847.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: SVTL's short term assets (£1.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£11.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SVTL's net debt to equity ratio (398.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SVTL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 520.7% to 450.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SVTL's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (9.8%).
Interest Coverage: SVTL's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.3x coverage).