Singapore Telecommunications (Singapore Telecommunications) Debt-to-Equity : 0.41 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Singapore Telecommunications Debt-to-Equity?

Singapore Telecommunications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $411 Mil. Singapore Telecommunications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $7,848 Mil. Singapore Telecommunications's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $19,940 Mil. Singapore Telecommunications's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.41.

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 Singapore Telecommunications's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SGAPY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 0.41 Max: 0.53
Current: 0.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Singapore Telecommunications was 0.53. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.41.

SGAPY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
64.93% of 345 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs SGAPY: 0.41

Singapore Telecommunications Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Singapore Telecommunications'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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Singapore Telecommunications Debt-to-Equity Chart

Singapore Telecommunications Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.36

0.53

0.49

0.42

Singapore Telecommunications Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.43	0.42	0.41	0.42	0.41

Competitive Comparison of Singapore Telecommunications's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Singapore Telecommunications'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.

Singapore Telecommunications's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Singapore Telecommunications's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Singapore Telecommunications Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Singapore Telecommunications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(733.085	+	7393.211)	/	19394.33
	=	0.42

Singapore Telecommunications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(411.234	+	7847.547)	/	19940.236
	=	0.41

Singapore Telecommunications (OTCPK:SGAPY) 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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Address

31 Exeter Road, Comcentre, Singapore, SGP, 239732

Website

https://www.singtel.com

Singapore Telecommunications is Singapore's leading telecoms company. It owns extensive wired and wireless networks offering data and voice services to a broad customer base. Singtel's diverse investment portfolio spreads across the region. The firm wholly owns Optus in Australia and minority equity stakes in Airtel (29%) in India; Telkomsel (35%) in Indonesia; Globe Telecom (47%) in the Philippines; and Advanced Information Services (23%) and Intouch (21%) in Thailand. Singtel is majority-owned by the Singapore government.

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