Fresh Del Monte Produce (Fresh Del Monte Produce) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.32 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Fresh Del Monte Produce's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $548 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,896 Mil. Fresh Del Monte Produce's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.32.

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 Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FDP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.35 Max: 0.42
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Fresh Del Monte Produce was 0.42. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.35.

FDP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.99% of 1637 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs FDP: 0.32

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresh Del Monte Produce'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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Fresh Del Monte Produce Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

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Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.42

0.40

0.39

0.32

Fresh Del Monte Produce 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																0.39	0.35	0.30	0.30	0.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Fresh Del Monte Produce'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.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fresh Del Monte Produce's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Fresh Del Monte Produce'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
	=	(50	+	548.2)	/	1896.3
	=	0.32

Fresh Del Monte Produce'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
	=	(50	+	548.2)	/	1896.3
	=	0.32

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) 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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Fresh Del Monte Produce (Fresh Del Monte Produce) Business Description

Industry

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Address

87 Mary Street, George Town, P.O. Box 698, 4th Floor, Apollo House, c/o H&C Corporate Services Ltd, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1107

Website

https://www.freshdelmonte.com

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc is an integrated producer, marketer & distributor of high-quality & fresh-cut fruit & vegetables. It operates in three segments, Fresh and value-added products segment, which includes pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables, melons, vegetables, non-tropical fruit, other fruit and vegetables, avocados, and prepared foods, Banana segment & Other products and services segment, including the third-party freight & logistic services business & the Jordanian poultry and meats business. The majority is from the Fresh and value-added products segment. Geographically, it operates in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Other, out of which the highest is from North America.

Executives

Jesus Rodriguez Calvo	officer: SVP, NA Sales & Marketing	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC, P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Tarek Ahmad Betti	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Michael J Berthelot	director	P O BOX 7277, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
Mohammed Abbas	officer: V.P. Middle East and N. Africa	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Monica Vicente	officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Effie D Silva	officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Reyes Jorge Pelaez	officer: VP, Central America	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Sergio Mancilla	officer: VP South America	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Hans Sauter	officer: SVP, R&D and Agriculture	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Ziad Nabulsi	officer: SVP, North American Operations	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC, P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Helmuth Lutty	officer: SVP, Shipping Operations	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114
Gianpaolo Renino	officer: V.P. Europe and Africa	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE, INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Mohammad Abu-ghazaleh	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	P.O. BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33114-9222
Eduardo Guarita Bezerra	officer: SVP and CFO	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Marlene Gordon	officer: SVP, General Counsel	C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134