HP INC (HPQ) financial position

Hello. Student here. 

Been assigned to analyze HP Inc. (HPQ)'s financial strengths and weaknesses. The problem I have is that, their D/E ratios r in in the minuses for the past 6 yrs. Their leverage ratio was -16.7x last yr (have been minus for the past 6 yrs as well.) So the company is obviously very levereged. But their stock prices grew by 105% over the past 5 years, instead of the leverage ratio being a red flag. So I wanna know whats the catch here. Is it bc their FCF grew alot of the years and that is outweighing the liabilities?

Also, what other ratios should i use to comprehensively analyse a company's financial strengths and weaknesses. Ty

1 Comments
 

Voluptates consectetur dicta et. Tenetur ut inventore ut commodi. Ullam voluptates ipsum voluptatem repellat qui laudantium similique. Ipsam qui quia enim corrupti fugit voluptatem.

Quia quasi adipisci et ut quis quis qui. Laudantium atque assumenda dicta ex.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”