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Activity 18 : Vodafone gearing answer

Vodafone31 March 200231 March 2001
 £m£m
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year13,11811,235
Equity shareholders' funds130,573145,007

Gearing Ratio for Vodafone
31 March 200213,118: 130,5730.100: 1
31 March 200111,235: 145,0070.077: 1

As with the Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone's results clearly demonstrate that equity funding is the preferred source of finance for mobile telecommunications businesses with little danger of any threat from long term liability holders.

Here are some other Gearing 1 ratios to consider:

 Leisure & HotelsInternational AirlineManufacturerRetailerDiscount AirlineRefiningPizza RestaurantsAccounting Software
Gearing 151.08%325.37%0.78%16.10%164.82%25.35%79.39%17.27%

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