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The GEO Group (The GEO Group) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.46 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The GEO Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $81 Mil. The GEO Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,808 Mil. The GEO Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,292 Mil. The GEO Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46.

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 The GEO Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GEO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 2.32   Max: 3.34
Current: 1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of The GEO Group was 3.34. The lowest was 1.46. And the median was 2.32.

GEO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
81.01% of 932 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs GEO: 1.46

The GEO Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for The GEO Group'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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The GEO Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.88 3.34 3.14 1.78 1.46

The GEO Group 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.78 1.68 1.61 1.56 1.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, The GEO Group'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.


The GEO Group Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, The GEO Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



The GEO Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

The GEO Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

The GEO Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


The GEO Group  (NYSE:GEO) 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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The GEO Group (The GEO Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4955 Technology Way, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community-reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which primarily encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.
Executives
Shayn P. March officer: VP of Finance and Treasurer C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott Michael Kernan director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James H. Black officer: SVP & Pres, Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Christopher D. Ryan officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Lindsay L. Koren director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Matthew Albence officer: Senior VP, Client Relations 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Andrew N Shapiro director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas C. Bartzokis director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Terry P. Mayotte director C/O TREAN INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 150 LAKE STREET WEST, WAYZATA MN 55391
Jack Brewer director 6200 EXCELSIOR BLVD., SUITE 104, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
George C Zoley director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Anne N Foreman director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Richard H Glanton director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Duane Helkowski director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Blake Davis officer: Pres. GEO Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431