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DallasNews (DallasNews) Debt-to-Equity : 5.72 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DallasNews Debt-to-Equity?

DallasNews's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. DallasNews's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.9 Mil. DallasNews's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.0 Mil. DallasNews's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.72.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DALN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.47   Max: 5.72
Current: 5.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of DallasNews was 5.72. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.47.

DALN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
97.05% of 847 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs DALN: 5.72

DallasNews Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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DallasNews Debt-to-Equity Chart

DallasNews Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.47 0.45 1.34 5.72

DallasNews Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.34 1.89 2.49 3.55 5.72

Competitive Comparison of DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity

For the Publishing subindustry, DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DallasNews's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



DallasNews Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

DallasNews's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

DallasNews's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


DallasNews  (NAS:DALN) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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DallasNews (DallasNews) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
P. O. Box 224866, Dallas, TX, USA, 75222-4866
DallasNews Corp is a local news and information publishing company in Texas with commercial printing, distribution, and direct mail capabilities, as well as a presence in emerging media and digital marketing.
Executives
Dunia A Shive director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Christine E Larkin officer: VP/General Counsel 508 YOUNG ST., DALLAS TX 75202
John A Beckert director C/O A. H. BELO CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 224866, DALLAS TX 75222-4866
Mary K Murray officer: SVP/CFO, Treas. & Asst. Sec'y C/O A. H. BELO CORPORATION, 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Grant Moise officer: SVP/Bus Dev-Dallas MN 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Robert W Decherd director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Moroney James M Iii officer: EVP/Publ & CEO Dallas News
Michael Joseph Ohara officer: SVP/CIO 508 YOUNG ST., DALLAS TX 75202
Timothy Michael Storer officer: President/DMV Portfolio 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Julie Kaye Hoagland officer: SVP/Chief People Officer 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Dealey D Herndon director HERNDON, DEALEY D, P O BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
Leslie Nicole Purcell officer: SVP/Chief Digital Officer 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Michael J. Wilson officer: Dallas Morning News Editor 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Daniel J Blizzard officer: Senior Vice President 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Alison K Engel officer: SVP/CFO and Treasurer 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202