RTL Group (RTL Group) Debt-to-Equity : 0.29 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is RTL Group Debt-to-Equity?

RTL Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $359 Mil. RTL Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $997 Mil. RTL Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,635 Mil. RTL Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.29.

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 RTL Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

RGLXF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.3 Max: 0.39
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of RTL Group was 0.39. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.30.

RGLXF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
50.12% of 844 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.285 vs RGLXF: 0.29

RTL Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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RTL Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

RTL Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.37

0.31

0.22

0.24

0.29

RTL Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.22	0.27	0.24	0.40	0.29

Competitive Comparison of RTL Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RTL Group'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.

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

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

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

RTL Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(358.779	+	996.728)	/	4634.678
	=	0.29

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(358.779	+	996.728)	/	4634.678
	=	0.29

RTL Group (OTCPK:RGLXF) 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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RTL Group (RTL Group) Business Description

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Website

https://company.rtl.com

RTL Group SA is a broadcasting television company with interests in television channels, video-on-demand platforms, and radio stations. The company has three main areas of business: broadcast, content, and digital. Broadcast includes television and radio; content includes content production and distribution, and digital includes online video and advertisement technology. Business segments include Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6, Fremantle, RTL Nederland, and Other segments. The company's business units primarily operate in Europe, predominantly in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.