Telephone and Data Systems Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Telephone and Data Systems has a total shareholder equity of $5.9B and total debt of $4.1B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 70.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $13.7B and $7.8B respectively. Telephone and Data Systems's EBIT is $204.0M making its interest coverage ratio 0.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $451.0M.
Key information
70.1%
Debt to equity ratio
US$4.13b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 0.8x |
| Cash | US$451.00m |
| Equity | US$5.89b |
| Total liabilities | US$7.84b |
| Total assets | US$13.73b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: TDS.PRU's short term assets ($1.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: TDS.PRU's short term assets ($1.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($6.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: TDS.PRU's net debt to equity ratio (62.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: TDS.PRU's debt to equity ratio has increased from 44.8% to 70.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: TDS.PRU's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.9%).
Interest Coverage: TDS.PRU's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (0.8x coverage).