Equifax Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Equifax has a total shareholder equity of $5.0B and total debt of $5.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 108.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $12.3B and $7.3B respectively. Equifax's EBIT is $1.0B making its interest coverage ratio 4.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $468.2M.
Key information
108.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.47b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.4x |
| Cash | US$468.20m |
| Equity | US$5.05b |
| Total liabilities | US$7.30b |
| Total assets | US$12.34b |
Recent financial health updates
Here's Why Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Nov 23
These 4 Measures Indicate That Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Is Using Debt Extensively
Mar 12Recent updates
Here's Why Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Nov 23Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
Nov 05Equifax: Stay Buy Rated As Medium-Term Growth Outlook Remains Positive
Oct 22At US$284, Is Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Worth Looking At Closely?
Oct 06Is Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Trading At A 39% Discount?
Sep 20Why We're Not Concerned About Equifax Inc.'s (NYSE:EFX) Share Price
Sep 05Equifax: A Potential Beneficiary Of Interest Rate Cut
Sep 02US$290 - That's What Analysts Think Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Is Worth After These Results
Jul 25Equifax Earnings Preview: Growth Numbers Do Not Support Its Price
Jul 09Why Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Could Be Worth Watching
May 25Equifax Earnings: Underwhelming Performance, Not Worth The Investment
Apr 18A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)
Apr 12Equifax Q1 Preview: Mortgage Business Normalization And Non-Mortgage Growth (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 09Investors Appear Satisfied With Equifax Inc.'s (NYSE:EFX) Prospects
Mar 28These 4 Measures Indicate That Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Is Using Debt Extensively
Mar 12At US$257, Is It Time To Put Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) On Your Watch List?
Feb 22Equifax: Well-Positioned For A Rebound Of The Mortgage Market
Jan 26Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Jan 23Equifax: Great Time To Sell At This Price, As Tepid Mortgage Demand Weighs On Earnings
Jan 04Equifax: Guidance Revised But Uncertainty Remains
Oct 22Equifax: Lowered FY23 Guidance, But Q423 EPS Ramp-Up Is Still Steep
Sep 06Equifax: Credit Bureau Giant Turning The Tide Of Adversity
Jul 21Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: EFX's short term assets ($1.7B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($1.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: EFX's short term assets ($1.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($5.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: EFX's net debt to equity ratio (99.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: EFX's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 125.3% to 108.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: EFX's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (24.2%).
Interest Coverage: EFX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 13:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Equifax Inc. is covered by 34 analysts. 20 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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| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |