Drax Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Drax Group has a total shareholder equity of £2.2B and total debt of £1.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 58.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £6.0B and £3.8B respectively. Drax Group's EBIT is £1.1B making its interest coverage ratio 11.8. It has cash and short-term investments of £262.8M.
Key information
58.1%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.26b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 11.8x |
| Cash | UK£262.80m |
| Equity | UK£2.17b |
| Total liabilities | UK£3.84b |
| Total assets | UK£6.02b |
Recent financial health updates
Drax Group (LON:DRX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 24
Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 09Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Aug 18Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 02Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 16Drax Group (LON:DRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Aug 24Recent updates
Is Now The Time To Put Drax Group (LON:DRX) On Your Watchlist?
Dec 20Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
Nov 20Drax Group (LON:DRX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 24What Is Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Doing?
Aug 31Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Surges 31% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement
Jul 29What Does Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Indicate?
Apr 24Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 09Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)
Feb 07Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares
Dec 24Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Oct 24Should You Investigate Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) At UK£5.20?
Sep 20Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Aug 18Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Outlook
Jul 30Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)
Jul 20If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Drax Group (LON:DRX) Presents An Opportunity
Jun 28The Price Is Right For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)
May 27Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 02Should You Think About Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Now?
Jan 20Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 16At UK£6.91, Is It Time To Put Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) On Your Watch List?
Sep 19Drax Group (LON:DRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Aug 24Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Are Surging Higher
Jul 28Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Jul 15Is Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Potentially Undervalued?
May 22Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 30We Think Drax Group's (LON:DRX) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve
Mar 03Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 09Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) A Risky Investment?
Aug 27Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)?
May 12Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Apr 15Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DRX's short term assets (£2.4B) exceed its short term liabilities (£1.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: DRX's short term assets (£2.4B) exceed its long term liabilities (£1.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DRX's net debt to equity ratio (46%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: DRX's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 62.9% to 58.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: DRX's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (69.3%).
Interest Coverage: DRX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 00:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Drax Group plc is covered by 34 analysts. 7 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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| Myriam Cohen | AlphaValue |
| Mark Hives | Barclays |
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |