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Garmin (Garmin) Debt-to-Equity : 0.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Garmin Debt-to-Equity?

Garmin's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Garmin's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $113 Mil. Garmin's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,012 Mil. Garmin's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

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

GRMN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.01   Max: 0.02
Current: 0.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Garmin was 0.02. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.01.

GRMN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
93.45% of 2197 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs GRMN: 0.02

Garmin Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Garmin'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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Garmin Debt-to-Equity Chart

Garmin Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02

Garmin 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 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 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

Competitive Comparison of Garmin's Debt-to-Equity

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Garmin'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.


Garmin's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Garmin's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Garmin Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Garmin'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.


Garmin  (NYSE:GRMN) 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.


Garmin Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Garmin (Garmin) Business Description

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Address
Muhlentalstrasse 2, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8200
Garmin produces GPS-enabled hardware and software for five verticals: fitness, outdoors, auto, aviation, and marine. The company relies on licensing mapping data to enable its hardware specialized for often niche activities like scuba diving or sailing. Garmin operates in 100 countries and sells its products via distributors as well as relationships with original equipment manufacturers.
Executives
Clifton A Pemble director, officer: President and CEO
Cheng-wei Wang officer: General Manager - Garmin Corp. NO. 68, ZHANGSHU 2ND ROAD, XIZHI DISTRICT, NEW TAIPEI CITY F5 221
Sean Biddlecombe officer: General Manager, Garmin Europe LIBERTY HOUSE, HOUNSDOWN BUSINESS PARK, SOUTHAMPTON X0 SO40 9LR
Douglas G. Boessen officer: CFO and Treasurer 3231 S.E. SIXTH AVENUE, TOPEKA KS 66607
Patrick Desbois officer: Vice President, Operations 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Matthew Munn officer: VP, Man. Director - Auto OEM 28001 CABOT DRIVE, SUITE 100, NOVI MI 48377
Philip Straub officer: VP, Man. Director - Aviation 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Jonathan Burrell 10 percent owner 6300 WEST 143RD STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66223
Joseph J Hartnett director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Min H Kao director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 1200 E. 151ST ST., OLATHE KS 66062
Catherine A. Lewis director 325 NE NORTHGATE CROSSING, LEE'S SUMMIT MO 64064
Pao-chang Huang officer: General Manager - Garmin Corp. NO. 68, JANGSHU 2ND ROAD, SIJHIH, TAPEI F5 ROC
Danny J Bartel officer: Vice President,Worldwide Sales 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Donald Eller director
Andrew R Etkind officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1200 E 151 ST ST, OLATHE KS 66062

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