Stock Analysis on Net

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios 

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

AT&T Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.33 1.39 1.07 0.97 0.89
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 1.53 1.62 1.22 1.13 1.02
Debt to capital 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.49 0.47
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.61 0.62 0.55 0.53 0.51
Debt to assets 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.30
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.35 0.34
Financial leverage 3.94 4.13 3.32 3.25 2.99
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 3.96 0.49 4.91 0.64 3.19
Fixed charge coverage 2.56 0.72 3.06 0.78 2.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. AT&T Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. AT&T Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. AT&T Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. AT&T Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Debt to Equity

AT&T Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
 
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 97,500 166,332 161,673 184,221
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.33 1.39 1.07 0.97 0.89
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 1.20 1.07 1.11 1.13 0.95
Verizon Communications Inc. 1.63 1.65 1.84 1.90 1.82
Debt to Equity, Sector
Telecommunication Services 1.40 1.40 1.28 1.22 1.10
Debt to Equity, Industry
Communication Services 0.62 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.62

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T
= 137,331 ÷ 103,297 = 1.33

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. AT&T Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

AT&T Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities) 3,524 3,547 3,706 3,537 3,451
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 17,568 18,659 21,261 22,202 21,804
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 158,423 158,096 202,321 182,984 188,402
 
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 97,500 166,332 161,673 184,221
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 1.53 1.62 1.22 1.13 1.02
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 1.69 1.55 1.53 1.59 1.39
Verizon Communications Inc. 1.89 1.93 2.18 2.22 2.17
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Telecommunication Services 1.70 1.71 1.53 1.48 1.32
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Communication Services 0.76 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.74

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T
= 158,423 ÷ 103,297 = 1.53

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital

AT&T Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 97,500 166,332 161,673 184,221
Total capital 240,628 233,390 343,686 318,918 347,368
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.49 0.47
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.54 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.49
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.62 0.62 0.65 0.66 0.64
Debt to Capital, Sector
Telecommunication Services 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.55 0.52
Debt to Capital, Industry
Communication Services 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.40 0.38

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 137,331 ÷ 240,628 = 0.57

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. AT&T Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

AT&T Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities) 3,524 3,547 3,706 3,537 3,451
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 17,568 18,659 21,261 22,202 21,804
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 158,423 158,096 202,321 182,984 188,402
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 97,500 166,332 161,673 184,221
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 261,720 255,596 368,653 344,657 372,623
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.61 0.62 0.55 0.53 0.51
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.63 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.58
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.65 0.66 0.69 0.69 0.68
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Telecommunication Services 0.63 0.63 0.61 0.60 0.57
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Communication Services 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.43

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 158,423 ÷ 261,720 = 0.61

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. AT&T Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets

AT&T Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
 
Total assets 407,060 402,853 551,622 525,761 551,669
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.30
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.37 0.35 0.37 0.37 0.31
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.38
Debt to Assets, Sector
Telecommunication Services 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.32
Debt to Assets, Industry
Communication Services 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.26

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 137,331 ÷ 407,060 = 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. AT&T Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

AT&T Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 7,467 24,630 3,470 11,838
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 128,423 152,724 153,775 151,309
Total debt 137,331 135,890 177,354 157,245 163,147
Current operating lease liabilities (included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities) 3,524 3,547 3,706 3,537 3,451
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 17,568 18,659 21,261 22,202 21,804
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 158,423 158,096 202,321 182,984 188,402
 
Total assets 407,060 402,853 551,622 525,761 551,669
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.35 0.34
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.53 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.46
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.46 0.46 0.49 0.48 0.46
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Telecommunication Services 0.44 0.45 0.43 0.42 0.39
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Communication Services 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 158,423 ÷ 407,060 = 0.39

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. AT&T Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

Financial Leverage

AT&T Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 407,060 402,853 551,622 525,761 551,669
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 97,500 166,332 161,673 184,221
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 3.94 4.13 3.32 3.25 2.99
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 3.21 3.03 2.99 3.06 3.02
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.11 4.17 4.48 4.66 4.75
Financial Leverage, Sector
Telecommunication Services 3.82 3.85 3.55 3.54 3.39
Financial Leverage, Industry
Communication Services 2.39 2.45 2.43 2.45 2.42

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T
= 407,060 ÷ 103,297 = 3.94

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. AT&T Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.

Interest Coverage

AT&T Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to AT&T 14,400 (8,524) 20,081 (5,176) 13,903
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,223 1,469 1,398 1,355 1,072
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (181)
Add: Income tax expense 4,225 3,780 5,468 965 3,493
Add: Interest expense 6,704 6,108 6,884 7,925 8,422
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 26,552 3,014 33,831 5,069 26,890
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 3.96 0.49 4.91 0.64 3.19
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 4.30 1.94 2.00 2.31 5.14
Verizon Communications Inc. 4.08 8.82 9.44 6.64 5.81
Interest Coverage, Sector
Telecommunication Services 4.07 3.16 5.36 2.66 4.21
Interest Coverage, Industry
Communication Services 10.21 8.50 11.90 6.51 7.88

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 26,552 ÷ 6,704 = 3.96

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. AT&T Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Fixed Charge Coverage

AT&T Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Statutory federal income tax rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to AT&T 14,400 (8,524) 20,081 (5,176) 13,903
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,223 1,469 1,398 1,355 1,072
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (181)
Add: Income tax expense 4,225 3,780 5,468 965 3,493
Add: Interest expense 6,704 6,108 6,884 7,925 8,422
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 26,552 3,014 33,831 5,069 26,890
Add: Operating lease cost 5,577 5,437 5,793 5,896 5,684
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 32,129 8,451 39,624 10,965 32,574
 
Interest expense 6,704 6,108 6,884 7,925 8,422
Operating lease cost 5,577 5,437 5,793 5,896 5,684
Preferred stock dividends 208 203 207 193 3
Preferred stock dividends, tax adjustment1 55 54 55 51 1
Preferred stock dividends, after tax adjustment 263 257 262 244 4
Fixed charges 12,544 11,802 12,939 14,065 14,110
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage2 2.56 0.72 3.06 0.78 2.31
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors3
T-Mobile US Inc. 2.32 1.32 1.36 1.49 2.25
Verizon Communications Inc. 2.55 4.16 4.37 3.59 3.40
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Telecommunication Services 2.49 1.92 2.92 1.80 2.68
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Communication Services 5.36 4.25 5.95 3.73 4.58

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Preferred stock dividends, tax adjustment = (Preferred stock dividends × Statutory federal income tax rate) ÷ (1 − Statutory federal income tax rate)
= (208 × 21.00%) ÷ (1 − 21.00%) = 55

2 2023 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 32,129 ÷ 12,544 = 2.56

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. AT&T Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.