Biglari Holdings (Biglari Holdings) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Biglari Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.9 Mil. Biglari Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $86.4 Mil. Biglari Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $599.3 Mil. Biglari Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

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 Biglari Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.48 Max: 0.67
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Biglari Holdings was 0.67. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.48.

BH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
89.74% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs BH: 0.17

Biglari Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Biglari Holdings Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.54

0.50

0.21

0.22

0.17

Biglari Holdings 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																0.22	0.18	0.18	0.22	0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Biglari Holdings'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.

Biglari Holdings Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Biglari Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Biglari Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Biglari Holdings'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
	=	(14.855	+	86.389)	/	599.33
	=	0.17

Biglari Holdings'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
	=	(14.855	+	86.389)	/	599.33
	=	0.17

Biglari Holdings (NYSE:BH) 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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Biglari Holdings (Biglari Holdings) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

BH.A:USA SQ7B:Germany

Address

19100 Ridgewood Parkway, Suite 1200, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78259

Website

http://www.biglariholdings.com

Biglari Holdings Inc is a holding company that owns subsidiaries in a range of businesses. The company's reportable segments include Restaurant Operations, Insurance Operations, Oil and Gas Operations, and Maxim. The majority of revenue is derived from the Restaurant Operations segment. The Restaurant Operations segment includes Steak n Shake and Western Sizzlin Restaurant businesses.

Executives

Sardar Biglari,	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC., 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
John Garrett Cardwell	director	17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Campbell Edmund B Iii	director	C/O BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC., 17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Lion Fund Ii, L.p.	10 percent owner	19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Lion Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner	19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Biglari Capital Corp.	10 percent owner	19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259