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Becton Dickinson Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Becton Dickinson has a total shareholder equity of $25.7B and total debt of $18.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 70.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $54.4B and $28.7B respectively. Becton Dickinson's EBIT is $2.5B making its interest coverage ratio 6.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.0B.
Key information
70.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$18.22b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 6.4x |
Cash | US$1.99b |
Equity | US$25.69b |
Total liabilities | US$28.71b |
Total assets | US$54.39b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BDXB's short term assets ($9.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($7.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: BDXB's short term assets ($9.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($21.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BDXB's net debt to equity ratio (63.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: BDXB's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 107.7% to 70.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BDXB's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11.5%).
Interest Coverage: BDXB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.4x coverage).