Guess? (Guess?) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.70 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Guess?'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $255 Mil. Guess?'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $907 Mil. Guess?'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $685 Mil. Guess?'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.70.

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

GES' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.87 Max: 2.3
Current: 1.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Guess? was 2.30. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.87.

GES's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
82.85% of 1003 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs GES: 1.70

Guess? Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guess?'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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Guess? Annual Data

Trend

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

1.87

2.30

1.85

2.12

1.70

Guess? 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																2.12	2.84	2.59	2.45	1.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Guess?'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.

Guess? Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Guess? Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Guess?'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
	=	(255.28	+	907.319)	/	684.94
	=	1.70

Guess?'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
	=	(255.28	+	907.319)	/	684.94
	=	1.70

Guess? (NYSE:GES) 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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Guess? (Guess?) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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GU9:Germany

Address

Strada Regina 44, Bioggio, CHE, CH-6934

Website

https://investors.guess.com

Guess? Inc designs, markets distribute, and licenses contemporary apparel and accessories that reflect European fashion sensibilities under brands including Guess, Marciano, and G by Guess. The company has five reportable segments namely Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and licensing. It generates maximum revenue from the Europe segment.

Executives

Paul Marciano	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO	C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Maurice Marciano	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO	1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Deborah Weinswig	director	C/O XCEL BRANDS, INC., 1333 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Markus Neubrand	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Thomas Jr Barrack	director	C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Fabrice Benarouche	officer: SVP Finance and IR, CAO	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Anthony Chidoni	director	C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Dennis R Secor	officer: Chief Financial Officer	901 S. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Carlos Alberini	director, officer: CEO and Director	C/O LUCKY BRAND, LLC, 540 SOUTH SANTA FE AVE., LOS ANGELES CA 90013
Alex Yemenidjian	director, other: Chairman of the Board	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Cynthia R Livingston	director	C/O GUESS, INC, 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Laurie Ann Goldman	director	3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30326
Kathryn Low Anderson	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Gianluca Bolla	director	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Reddy Sandeep	officer: CFO	C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021