BGC Group (BGC Group) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.51 (As of Dec. 2023)

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BGC Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. BGC Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,338 Mil. BGC Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $885 Mil. BGC Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.51.

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 BGC Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BGC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02 Med: 1.51 Max: 2
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BGC Group was 2.00. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.51.

BGC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
83.03% of 607 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs BGC: 1.51

BGC Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BGC Group'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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BGC Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

2.00

1.98

1.81

1.51

BGC Group 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																1.81	1.54	1.90	1.40	1.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, BGC Group'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.

BGC Group Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, BGC Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

BGC Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	1337.867)	/	885.083
	=	1.51

BGC Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	1337.867)	/	885.083
	=	1.51

BGC Group (NAS:BGC) 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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BGC Group (BGC Group) Business Description

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ESD:Germany

Address

499 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.bgcg.com

BGC Group Inc is a brokerage and financial technology company that serves the global financial markets. Its service and product offerings include brokerage for a wide range of financial products including fixed income, equities, commodities, derivatives, and real estate, software solutions for trading platforms, clearing, trade execution, and other back-office services. Its clients mostly include banks, brokerage houses, hedge funds, and investment banks. BGC operates in one reportable segment, which is providing brokerage services to the financial markets. The company earns the majority of its revenue in the United Kingdom followed by the United States.

Executives

William Dean Addas	director	C/O DEUTSCHE BANK, 300 S. GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90071-3109
Jason W. Hauf	officer: Chief Financial Officer	BGC PARTNERS, 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Arthur U Mbanefo	director	280 PARK AVENUE 40 WEST, CO ORIX, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sean A Windeatt	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENNUE NY 10022
Stephen M Merkel	officer: EVP and General Counsel	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Linda A Bell	director	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David Richards	director	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Martin Laguerre	director	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven Bisgay	officer: Chief Financial Officer	545 WASHINGTON BLVD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Cf Group Management Inc	director, 10 percent owner	135 EAST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.	director, 10 percent owner	110 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sean Galvin	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
William J Moran	director	135 EAST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10022
Howard W Lutnick	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Steven R Mcmurray	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022