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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Debt-to-Equity : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bel Fuse Debt-to-Equity?

Bel Fuse's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.4 Mil. Bel Fuse's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $74.2 Mil. Bel Fuse's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $340.6 Mil. Bel Fuse's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

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 Bel Fuse's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BELFB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 0.74   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Bel Fuse was 1.04. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.74.

BELFB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
55.74% of 2194 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs BELFB: 0.24

Bel Fuse Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bel Fuse'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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Bel Fuse Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bel Fuse Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.70 0.64 0.44 0.24

Bel Fuse Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.44 0.43 0.27 0.25 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Bel Fuse's Debt-to-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Bel Fuse'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.


Bel Fuse's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Bel Fuse's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bel Fuse Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bel Fuse's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Bel Fuse's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Bel Fuse  (NAS:BELFB) 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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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Business Description

Address
206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07302
Bel Fuse Inc designs and manufactures electronic components that protect and connect electronic circuits. Its product portfolio is divided into three categories: magnetic solutions, power solutions & protection, and connectivity solutions. These products are used for the computer, networking, telecommunications, transportation and defense/aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics industries. Its geographical segments are the United States, Macao, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and All other foreign countries. Majority of the revenue is derived from United States.
Executives
Tuweiq Farouq Salem Ali officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Lai Kenneth Koon Keung officer: VP of Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Joseph Francis Berry officer: VP of Magnetic Solutions C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Dennis Ackerman officer: Vice President of Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC, 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY NJ 07302
Daniel Bernstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO
Vincent Vellucci director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Suzanne Kozlovsky officer: Global Head of People C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Peter E Gilbert director
Raymond Cheung officer: Vice President-Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Sherry L. Urban officer: VP of Human Resources C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Jacqueline T. Brito director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Lynn Katherine Hutkin officer: Director Financial Reporting C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Craig Brosious officer: Vice President of Finance C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Avi D Eden director
Rita V Smith director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302