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Friedman Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.1 Mil. Friedman Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.1 Mil. Friedman Industries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $122.7 Mil. Friedman Industries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38.
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 Friedman Industries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Friedman Industries was 1.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.18.
The historical data trend for Friedman Industries'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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Trend | Mar14 | Mar15 | Mar16 | Mar17 | Mar18 | Mar19 | Mar20 | Mar21 | Mar22 | Mar23 | |||||||||||
Debt-to-Equity | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | - | - | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
Friedman Industries 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 | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
For the Steel subindustry, Friedman Industries'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.
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Friedman Industries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Friedman Industries's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
Friedman Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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 | |
= | (0.107 | + | 33.117) | / | 115.432 | |
= | 0.29 |
Friedman Industries'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 | |
= | (0.081 | + | 47.09) | / | 122.743 | |
= | 0.38 |
* 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.
Friedman Industries (AMEX:FRD) 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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Max Alan Reichenthal | director | 865 LOCKWOOD DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77020 |
Joel Spira | director | THREE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1750, HOUSTON TX 77046 |
Mike J Taylor | director | P.O. BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75606 |
Sharon L Taylor | director | 4200 B STONE RD, KILGORE TX 75662 |
Alex Larue | officer: VP - Secretary & Treasurer | 7 PEBBLE CREEK DRIVE NORTH, LONGVIEW TX 75605 |
Durga D Agrawal | director | 2921 UNIVERSITY BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77005 |
Sandra Kay Scott | director | 11503 BISTRO LANE, HOUSTON TX 77082 |
Joe L Williams | director | P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251 |
Tim Scott Stevenson | director | PO BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75606 |
Robert Sparkman | officer: President & COO | P.O. BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75605 |
Charles W Hall | director | 1301 MCKINNEY STE 5100, HOUSTON TX 77010 |
Benny Harper | officer: Sr. VP-Finance | 1301 MCKINNEY STE 5100, HOUSTON TX 77010 |
William E Crow | director, officer: President and CEO | P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251 |
Hershel M Rich | director | P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251 |
Harold Friedman | director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman of the Board | 4001 HOMESTEAD ROAF, HOUSTON TX 77028 |
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