Bemis Co (Bemis Co) Debt-to-Equity : 1.13 (As of Mar. 2019)

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What is Bemis Co Debt-to-Equity?

Bemis Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $14 Mil. Bemis Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $1,395 Mil. Bemis Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $1,248 Mil. Bemis Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 1.13.

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

BMS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 0.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Bemis Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bemis Co'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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Bemis Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bemis Co Annual Data

Trend

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Dec15

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Dec18

Debt-to-Equity

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0.94

1.15

1.23

1.30

1.12

Bemis Co Quarterly Data
	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.27	1.30	1.22	1.12	1.13

Competitive Comparison of Bemis Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Bemis Co'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.

Bemis Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bemis Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bemis Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bemis Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 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
	=	(12	+	1348.6)	/	1215.9
	=	1.12

Bemis Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 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
	=	(14.4	+	1395)	/	1248.2
	=	1.13

Bemis Co (NYSE:BMS) 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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Bemis Co (Bemis Co) Business Description

Industry

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Address

2301 Industrial Drive, Neenah, WI, USA, 54957-0669

Website

http://www.bemis.com

Bemis manufactures flexible packaging, primarily for the food industry, but also for the medical and consumer product industries. In coming years, we expect the company to look to make bolt-on acquisitions and invest in higher-end packaging technologies.

Executives

Deursen Holly Van	director	21211 NORDHOFF STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
William E Jackson	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 669 NEENAH WI 54957
Adele M. Gulfo	director	ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, P.O. BOX 669, NEENAH WI 54957
William F. Austen	director, officer: President & CEO	222 SOUTH 9TH STREET, SUITE 2300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-4099
Robert H Yanker	director	3505 RIVERLY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30327
Michael B Clauer	officer: Senior Vice President
Marran H. Ogilvie	director	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Philip G Weaver	director	COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO, 701 LIMA AVE, FINDLAY OH 45840
Arun Nayar	director	9 MARSHAL LANE, WESTON CT 06883
Louis Fred Stephan	officer: President Bemis North America	2301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, NEENAH WI 54956
David T Szczupak	director	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, 2000 M63N, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Sheri H. Edison	officer: Chief Legal Officer	1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Timothy Manganello	director, other: Chairman of the Board	3850 HAMLIN RD., AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
David S Haffner	director
Guillermo Novo	director	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195