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 £8.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 478.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £14.9B and £13.1B respectively. Severn Trent's EBIT is £540.2M making its interest coverage ratio 2.5. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.1B.
Key information
478.5%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£8.70b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.5x |
| Cash | UK£1.06b |
| Equity | UK£1.82b |
| Total liabilities | UK£13.13b |
| Total assets | UK£14.95b |
Recent financial health updates
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Aug 12
Is Severn Trent (LON:SVT) A Risky Investment?
Mar 11Recent updates
Should You Be Adding Severn Trent (LON:SVT) To Your Watchlist Today?
Dec 05With Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Nov 08Investors Could Be Concerned With Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Returns On Capital
Aug 30Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Aug 12Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
Jul 23Some Shareholders May find It Hard To Increase Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) CEO Compensation This Year
Jul 05Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit
Jun 19Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.701
May 25Capital Allocation Trends At Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Aren't Ideal
May 02Is Severn Trent (LON:SVT) A Risky Investment?
Mar 11Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 31% Above Its Share Price
Feb 14Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) P/E Is On The Mark
Jan 31Severn Trent (LON:SVT) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Jan 16Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SVT's short term assets (£2.0B) exceed its short term liabilities (£817.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: SVT's short term assets (£2.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£12.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SVT's net debt to equity ratio (420.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SVT's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 501.8% to 478.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SVT's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (9.9%).
Interest Coverage: SVT's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 08:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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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
Severn Trent PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 11 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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| Harry Wyburd | Barclays |
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Thomas Martin | BNP Paribas Exane |