The debt of Royal Philips consists of bonds (USD and EUR), forward contracts, leases (finance and operating) and bank borrowings. Next to that, Philips has a EUR 1 billion committed revolving credit facility which will expire in March 2028. The facility can be used for general group purposes, such as a backstop of its Commercial Paper Program. The debt position also includes EUR 500 million that is utilized and outstanding under the EUR 1 billion credit facility Philips entered into in Q4 2022. As of June 30, 2023, Philips had EUR 500 million outstanding under the credit facility. The Commercial Paper Program amounts to USD 2.5 billion, under which Philips can issue commercial paper up to 364 days in tenor, both in the US and in Europe, in any major freely convertible currency. As per end of Q2 2023, there is no commercial paper outstanding under the program. The total net debt of Philips per June 30th, 2023 is EUR 7.3 billion. The long-term debt has maturities up to 2042 and an average tenor of 6.7 years. The graph below shows the debt maturity profile, per end of June 2023:
(in billions of EUR unless otherwise stated)
1Excluding long-term operating leases 2Short-term debt includes local credit facilities that are being rolled forward on a continuous basis as well as Commercial Paper; 2 Debt includes forward transactions entered into as part of share repurchase programs for share cancellation and LTI purposes. The Net debt: Group equity ratio provides insight in the financial strength of Philips. This measure is used by Philips management and investment analysts to evaluate financial strength and funding requirements.
(in billions of EUR unless otherwise stated)
The Net debt: Group equity ratio provides insight in the financial strength of Philips. This measure is used by Philips management and investment analysts to evaluate financial strength and funding requirements.
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