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AO World (AO World) Debt-to-Equity : 0.65 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is AO World Debt-to-Equity?

AO World's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $21.29 Mil. AO World's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $74.26 Mil. AO World's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $146.91 Mil. AO World's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.65.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for AO World's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AOWPY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 0.78   Max: 2.09
Current: 0.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of AO World was 2.09. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.78.

AOWPY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
51.4% of 1002 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs AOWPY: 0.65

AO World Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for AO World's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AO World Debt-to-Equity Chart

AO World Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.55 1.52 0.98 2.09 0.90

AO World Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 2.09 1.66 0.90 0.65

Competitive Comparison of AO World's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Retail subindustry, AO World's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AO World's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AO World's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AO World's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



AO World Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

AO World's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

AO World's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


AO World  (OTCPK:AOWPY) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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AO World (AO World) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5A The Parklands, AO Park, Lostock, Bolton, GBR, BL6 4SD
AO World PLC is a European electrical products retailer. The company's main product markets are classified as major domestic appliances, small domestic appliances, and audiovisual. In the domestic appliances category, AO is working with suppliers such as Fisher & Paykel, Daewoo, and Amica. The small domestic appliances segment offers appliances like food preparation appliances, kitchen appliances, and floorcare devices, among others. The audio-visual division offers TVs, DVD players, radios, headphones, and home audio systems. The main geographical markets are the U.K., Germany, and the Netherlands.

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