Centrica Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Centrica has a total shareholder equity of £4.8B and total debt of £3.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 65.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £18.7B and £13.9B respectively. Centrica's EBIT is £5.6B making its interest coverage ratio -128.1. It has cash and short-term investments of £6.3B.
Key information
65.8%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£3.17b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -128.1x |
| Cash | UK£6.34b |
| Equity | UK£4.81b |
| Total liabilities | UK£13.92b |
| Total assets | UK£18.73b |
Recent financial health updates
Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 22
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 23Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?
Jun 21Recent updates
We Take A Look At Why Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) CEO Compensation Is Well Earned
May 01A Look At The Fair Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)
Apr 07Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts
Mar 05Centrica's (LON:CNA) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Feb 27
Investments In Flexible Generation And Technology Will Streamline Operations, But Revenue Decline And Margin Pressures Are Anticipated
Feb 23 Increased customer engagement and service delivery in Services and Solutions could drive revenue growth and improve net margins.Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 22Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?
Dec 24Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price
Dec 08Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 23Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price
Nov 06Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015
Oct 01Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015
Sep 17Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations
Sep 16Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015
Aug 13Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015
Jul 28Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?
Jun 21Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now
May 31Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CNA's short term assets (£14.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (£8.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: CNA's short term assets (£14.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (£5.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CNA has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: CNA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 269.6% to 65.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CNA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (36.3%).
Interest Coverage: CNA earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/07 18:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Centrica plc is covered by 36 analysts. 12 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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| Mark Hives | Barclays |
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Andrew Fisher | Berenberg |