Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Western Digital Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Western Digital Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Western Digital Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level. |
Debt to Equity
Western Digital Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,042) | 1,850) | 1,213) | 1,175) | 38) | —) | —) | 75) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 251) | 276) | 276) | 244) | 213) | 179) | 124) | 274) | 258) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 7,351) | 5,822) | 5,857) | 5,898) | 7,033) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,087) | 7,057) | 8,270) | 8,474) | 8,678) | 8,882) | 9,086) | 9,289) | 9,343) | 9,547) | 9,961) | 10,246) | 10,309) | 10,370) | 10,930) | 10,993) | 11,076) | 11,777) | 12,873) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 8,393) | 7,672) | 7,070) | 7,073) | 7,071) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,162) | 7,308) | 8,521) | 8,725) | 8,929) | 9,133) | 9,372) | 9,575) | 9,629) | 9,833) | 10,212) | 10,522) | 10,585) | 10,614) | 11,143) | 11,172) | 11,200) | 12,051) | 13,131) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,944) | 10,989) | 11,723) | 12,487) | 12,115) | 12,107) | 12,221) | 11,984) | 12,018) | 11,361) | 10,721) | 9,949) | 9,829) | 9,576) | 9,551) | 9,243) | 9,379) | 9,566) | 9,967) | 10,214) | 10,912) | 11,375) | 11,531) | 11,300) | 11,272) | 12,059) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.09 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.96 | 2.37 | 2.06 | 1.78 | 1.71 | 1.98 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.87 | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 8,393 ÷ 10,944 = 0.77
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Debt to Capital
Western Digital Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,042) | 1,850) | 1,213) | 1,175) | 38) | —) | —) | 75) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 251) | 276) | 276) | 244) | 213) | 179) | 124) | 274) | 258) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 7,351) | 5,822) | 5,857) | 5,898) | 7,033) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,087) | 7,057) | 8,270) | 8,474) | 8,678) | 8,882) | 9,086) | 9,289) | 9,343) | 9,547) | 9,961) | 10,246) | 10,309) | 10,370) | 10,930) | 10,993) | 11,076) | 11,777) | 12,873) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 8,393) | 7,672) | 7,070) | 7,073) | 7,071) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,162) | 7,308) | 8,521) | 8,725) | 8,929) | 9,133) | 9,372) | 9,575) | 9,629) | 9,833) | 10,212) | 10,522) | 10,585) | 10,614) | 11,143) | 11,172) | 11,200) | 12,051) | 13,131) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,944) | 10,989) | 11,723) | 12,487) | 12,115) | 12,107) | 12,221) | 11,984) | 12,018) | 11,361) | 10,721) | 9,949) | 9,829) | 9,576) | 9,551) | 9,243) | 9,379) | 9,566) | 9,967) | 10,214) | 10,912) | 11,375) | 11,531) | 11,300) | 11,272) | 12,059) | ||||||||
| Total capital | 19,337) | 18,661) | 18,793) | 19,560) | 19,186) | 19,178) | 19,243) | 19,146) | 19,326) | 19,882) | 19,446) | 18,878) | 18,962) | 18,948) | 19,126) | 18,872) | 19,212) | 19,778) | 20,489) | 20,799) | 21,526) | 22,518) | 22,703) | 22,500) | 23,323) | 25,190) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.52 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.47 | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.37 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 8,393 ÷ 19,337 = 0.43
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Debt to Assets
Western Digital Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,042) | 1,850) | 1,213) | 1,175) | 38) | —) | —) | 75) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 251) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 286) | 251) | 276) | 276) | 244) | 213) | 179) | 124) | 274) | 258) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 7,351) | 5,822) | 5,857) | 5,898) | 7,033) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,087) | 7,057) | 8,270) | 8,474) | 8,678) | 8,882) | 9,086) | 9,289) | 9,343) | 9,547) | 9,961) | 10,246) | 10,309) | 10,370) | 10,930) | 10,993) | 11,076) | 11,777) | 12,873) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 8,393) | 7,672) | 7,070) | 7,073) | 7,071) | 7,071) | 7,022) | 7,162) | 7,308) | 8,521) | 8,725) | 8,929) | 9,133) | 9,372) | 9,575) | 9,629) | 9,833) | 10,212) | 10,522) | 10,585) | 10,614) | 11,143) | 11,172) | 11,200) | 12,051) | 13,131) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 24,385) | 24,001) | 24,429) | 25,151) | 25,047) | 25,686) | 26,259) | 25,699) | 26,025) | 26,391) | 26,132) | 25,409) | 25,552) | 25,402) | 25,662) | 25,509) | 25,860) | 26,280) | 26,370) | 26,913) | 27,939) | 28,705) | 29,235) | 29,004) | 29,840) | 30,505) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.43 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.30 | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 8,393 ÷ 24,385 = 0.34
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Western Digital Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Financial Leverage
Western Digital Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 24,385) | 24,001) | 24,429) | 25,151) | 25,047) | 25,686) | 26,259) | 25,699) | 26,025) | 26,391) | 26,132) | 25,409) | 25,552) | 25,402) | 25,662) | 25,509) | 25,860) | 26,280) | 26,370) | 26,913) | 27,939) | 28,705) | 29,235) | 29,004) | 29,840) | 30,505) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,944) | 10,989) | 11,723) | 12,487) | 12,115) | 12,107) | 12,221) | 11,984) | 12,018) | 11,361) | 10,721) | 9,949) | 9,829) | 9,576) | 9,551) | 9,243) | 9,379) | 9,566) | 9,967) | 10,214) | 10,912) | 11,375) | 11,531) | 11,300) | 11,272) | 12,059) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.08 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.32 | 2.44 | 2.55 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.65 | 2.53 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 4.55 | 4.77 | 5.67 | 5.56 | 5.34 | 6.11 | 6.96 | 5.79 | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.56 | 5.13 | 4.87 | 5.35 | 4.96 | 4.39 | 4.09 | 3.80 | 3.74 | 3.34 | 3.23 | 3.17 | 3.41 | 3.04 | 2.90 | 2.90 | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.36 | 2.30 | 2.39 | 2.25 | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 2.54 | 2.69 | 2.91 | 2.64 | 2.51 | 2.40 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 1.76 | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 2.03 | 2.25 | 2.41 | 2.26 | 2.14 | 2.05 | 1.90 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.93 | 1.99 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 24,385 ÷ 10,944 = 2.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Western Digital Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Interest Coverage
Western Digital Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (287) | (685) | (715) | (572) | (446) | 27) | 301) | 25) | 564) | 610) | 622) | 197) | 62) | (60) | 148) | 17) | (139) | (276) | (197) | (581) | (487) | 511) | 756) | 61) | (823) | 681) | ||||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 28) | 3) | (15) | 43) | 61) | 57) | 210) | 237) | 82) | 94) | (26) | 52) | 23) | 57) | 37) | 29) | 99) | 39) | (277) | 104) | 568) | 72) | (27) | (189) | 1,597) | 29) | ||||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 108) | 98) | 89) | 80) | 73) | 70) | 75) | 75) | 76) | 78) | 80) | 81) | 81) | 84) | 87) | 99) | 105) | 122) | 117) | 118) | 118) | 116) | 114) | 160) | 197) | 205) | ||||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | (151) | (584) | (641) | (449) | (312) | 154) | 586) | 337) | 722) | 782) | 676) | 330) | 166) | 81) | 272) | 145) | 65) | (115) | (357) | (359) | 199) | 699) | 843) | 32) | 971) | 915) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | -4.87 | -5.84 | -4.00 | -0.07 | 2.61 | 6.08 | 7.98 | 8.15 | 7.97 | 6.11 | 3.84 | 2.55 | 1.89 | 1.50 | 0.89 | -0.59 | -1.66 | -1.33 | 0.39 | 2.97 | 3.49 | 4.34 | 4.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 36.55 | 38.18 | 36.87 | 35.87 | 37.17 | 39.53 | 41.21 | 41.54 | 38.79 | 35.64 | 31.56 | 29.20 | 27.76 | 25.98 | 24.88 | 22.44 | 20.36 | 18.58 | 17.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 58.89 | 84.71 | 72.55 | 70.87 | 68.85 | 56.79 | 53.71 | 51.73 | 42.94 | 45.86 | 48.81 | 38.80 | 38.83 | 36.02 | 40.01 | 37.51 | 28.81 | 20.91 | 13.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ2 2024
+ EBITQ1 2024
+ EBITQ4 2023
+ EBITQ3 2023)
÷ (Interest expenseQ2 2024
+ Interest expenseQ1 2024
+ Interest expenseQ4 2023
+ Interest expenseQ3 2023)
= (-151 + -584 + -641 + -449)
÷ (108 + 98 + 89 + 80)
= -4.87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Western Digital Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level. |