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Over the past three months, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) moved lower by 16.65%. Before having a look at the importance of debt, let's look at how much debt Walgreens Boots Alliance has.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Debt
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According to the Walgreens Boots Alliance’s most recent balance sheet as reported on April 2, 2020, total debt is at $16.61 billion, with $10.62 billion in long-term debt and $5.98 billion in current debt. Adjusting for $792.00 million in cash-equivalents, the company has a net debt of $15.82 billion.
Investors look at the debt-ratio to understand how much financial leverage a company has. Walgreens Boots Alliance has $90.00 billion in total assets, therefore making the debt-ratio 0.18. Generally speaking, a debt-ratio more than 1 means that a large portion of debt is funded by assets. As the debt-ratio increases, so the does the risk of defaulting on loans, if interest rates were to increase. Different industries have different thresholds of tolerance for debt-ratios. A debt ratio of 40% might be higher for one industry, whereas average for another.
Importance of Debt
Debt is an important factor in the capital structure of a company, and can help it attain growth. Debt usually has a relatively lower financing cost than equity, which makes it an attractive option for executives.
However, interest-payment obligations can have an adverse impact on the cash-flow of the company. Equity owners can keep excess profit, generated from the debt capital, when companies use the debt capital for its business operations.
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