SLM Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
SLM has a total shareholder equity of $2.1B and total debt of $6.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 282.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $30.0B and $27.9B respectively.
Key information
282.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$6.04b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | n/a |
| Cash | US$4.54b |
| Equity | US$2.13b |
| Total liabilities | US$27.88b |
| Total assets | US$30.01b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Improved Earnings Required Before SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM) Stock's 27% Jump Looks Justified
Nov 26
SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13
Oct 27SLM Corporation's (NASDAQ:SLM) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Jul 12SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.11
Apr 26Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM)
Apr 11SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.11
Feb 19SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.11
Jan 27Sallie Mae Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 26Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SLM's short term assets ($27.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($21.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: SLM's short term assets ($27.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($6.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SLM's net debt to equity ratio (69.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SLM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 154% to 282.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SLM's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if SLM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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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
SLM Corporation is covered by 32 analysts. 8 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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| Bruce Harting | Barclays |
| Terry Ma | Barclays |
| James Fotheringham | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |