Buckle (Buckle) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.76 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Buckle's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $85 Mil. Buckle's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $230 Mil. Buckle's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $413 Mil. Buckle's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.76.

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

BKE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76 Med: 0.81 Max: 0.97
Current: 0.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Buckle was 0.97. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 0.81.

BKE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
57.01% of 1005 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs BKE: 0.76

Buckle Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buckle'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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Buckle Annual Data

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Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.97

0.77

0.92

0.81

0.76

Buckle Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.74	0.65	0.61	0.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Buckle'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.

Buckle Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Buckle Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Buckle's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(85.265	+	230.141)	/	413.22
	=	0.76

Buckle's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(85.265	+	230.141)	/	413.22
	=	0.76

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) 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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Buckle (Buckle) Business Description

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Address

2407 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE, USA, 68845-4915

Website

https://www.buckle.com

Buckle Inc is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. The company retails medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. It retails under the brand names 'Buckle' and 'The Buckle'. Buckle markets a wide selection of mostly brand-name casual apparel including denim, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear.

Executives

Kelli D Molczyk	officer: SVP Women's Merchandising	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Brett P Milkie	officer: SVP Leasing
Dennis H Nelson	director, officer: President & CEO
Thomas B Heacock	director, officer: SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Bill L Fairfield	director	111 SOUTH CALVERT STREET, SUITE 1900, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michelle Hoffman	officer: VP SALES	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Kari G Smith	officer: VP of Sales
Shruti S Joshi	director	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Diane L Applegate	officer: VP SUPPLY CHAIN & MERCH OP	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
John P Peetz	director	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Robert M Carlberg	officer: VP MEN'S MERCHANDISING	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845
Karen B Rhoads	director, officer: VP of Finance, Treasurer & CFO
James E Shada	director, officer: Executive VP Sales
Bruce Hoberman	director
Angie J Klein	director	2407 W 24TH STREET, KEARNEY NE 68845