Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Debt-to-Equity : 0.98 (As of Sep. 2021)

View and export this data going back to 1962. Start your Free Trial

What is Kansas City Southern Debt-to-Equity?

Kansas City Southern's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $9 Mil. Kansas City Southern's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $3,816 Mil. Kansas City Southern's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $3,905 Mil. Kansas City Southern's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.98.

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 Kansas City Southern's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KSU' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 0.9 Max: 1.69
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kansas City Southern was 1.69. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.90.

KSU's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.55 vs KSU: 0.98

Kansas City Southern Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern'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.

* Premium members only.

Kansas City Southern Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kansas City Southern Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Debt-to-Equity

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

0.61

0.58

0.56

0.76

0.95

Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data
	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.86	0.95	0.90	1.01	0.98

Competitive Comparison of Kansas City Southern's Debt-to-Equity

For the Railroads subindustry, Kansas City Southern'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.

Kansas City Southern's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kansas City Southern's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Kansas City Southern Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kansas City Southern's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 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
	=	(31	+	3809.8)	/	4057.2
	=	0.95

Kansas City Southern's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 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
	=	(8.7	+	3816.2)	/	3905.2
	=	0.98

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) 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.

Kansas City Southern Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Kansas City Southern's Debt-to-Equity provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Transportation » Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) » Definitions » Debt-to-Equity

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA, 64105

Website

https://www.kcsouthern.com

Kansas City Southern, the smallest Class I railroad, derives about half of its $2.6 billion revenue on 3,400 miles of track in the Central and Southern United States. Remaining sales are produced by operating concessions on 3,300 miles of rail in Mexico and 47 miles of track adjacent to the Panama Canal. KCS' freight includes industrial and forest products (around 21% of total revenue), chemicals and petroleum (26%), agriculture and minerals (18%), intermodal (13%), energy (9%), and autos (9%); other revenue stems from switching, demurrage, and the like.

Executives

Warren K Erdman	officer: Executive Vice President
Lora S Cheatum	officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Suzanne M Grafton	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Del Cueto Cuevas Oscar Augusto	officer: President & Exec Rep of Sub	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Michael W Upchurch	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Patrick J Ottensmeyer	officer: President & CEO	PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Adam J Godderz	officer: SVP Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brian D. Hancock	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Michael J. Naatz	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	10990 ROE AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell	director	C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Garza Santos David F	director	AV. INDUSTRIALES DEL PONIENTE NO. 2300 SANTA CATARINA, N.L. O5 66350
Robert J Druten	director	6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Jeffrey M Songer	officer: EVP & COO	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Janet H Kennedy	director	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Lydia I Beebe	director	13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77040