General Electric Co. (GE) | Debt and Solvency

Ratios (Summary)

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General Electric Co., debt and solvency ratios

Source: Based on data from General Electric Co. Annual Reports

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	General Electric Co.'s debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	General Electric Co.'s debt-to-capital ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	General Electric Co.'s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 exceeding 2009 level.

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		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Short-term borrowings
	Long-term borrowings
	Total debt
	GE shareowners’ equity
	Debt to Equity, Comparison to Industry
	General Electric Co.¹
	Industry, Industrials

Source: Based on data from General Electric Co. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ GE shareowners’ equity
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	General Electric Co.'s debt-to-equity ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.

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		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Short-term borrowings
	Long-term borrowings
	Total debt
	GE shareowners’ equity
	Total capital
	Debt to Capital, Comparison to Industry
	General Electric Co.¹
	Industry, Industrials

Source: Based on data from General Electric Co. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	General Electric Co.'s debt-to-capital ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.

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		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net earnings attributable to the Company
	Add: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
	Add: Interest and other financial charges
	Add: Income tax expense (benefit)
	Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
	Interest Coverage, Comparison to Industry
	General Electric Co.¹
	Industry, Industrials

Source: Based on data from General Electric Co. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	General Electric Co.'s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 exceeding 2009 level.