In: Accounting
In Millions |
2019 |
2018 |
Debt |
$60,744 |
$59,484 |
Equity |
49,693 |
46,445 |
Required
b. The present values of the operating leases totaled $6,192 and $6,448 in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Assume that the leases were capitalized (were included in the total amount of debt reported). Recalculate the debt-to-equity ratio for Freight Train, Inc. for 2019 and 2018 without including the operating leases. Does capitalizing the leases improve or worsen the company’s risk perception?
a. Calculate the debt-to-equity ratio for Freight Train, Inc. for 2019 and 2018 based on year end values of debt and equity.
In Millions | 2019 | 2018 | Remarks |
Debt | $60,744 | $59,484 | (a) |
Equity | 49,693 | 46,445 | (b) |
Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.22 | 1.28 | (c=a/b) |
b. The present values of the operating leases totaled $6,192 and $6,448 in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Assume that the leases were capitalized (were included in the total amount of debt reported). Recalculate the debt-to-equity ratio for Freight Train, Inc. for 2019 and 2018 without including the operating leases. Does capitalizing the leases improve or worsen the company’s risk perception?
In Millions | 2019 | 2018 | Remarks |
Debt | $60,744 | $59,484 | |
Less: Operating leases included in debt | -$6,192 | -$6,448 | |
Debt net of Operating leases | $54,552 | $53,036 | (a) |
Equity | 49,693 | 46,445 | (b) |
Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.10 | 1.14 | (c=a/b) |
Debt-equity ratio represents the debt taken in comparison to net asset/shareholder's fund of the Company. Higher debt-equity ratio means the Company has higher debt against a dollar of net asset/shareholder's fund as compared to lower debt-equity ratio. Higher debt-equity ratio means higher risk. The debt-equity ratio without Operating leases in debt is lower than debt-equity ratio with Operating leases in debt. Accordingly capitalizing the leases worsen the company’s risk perception.