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Lamar Advertising Co (Lamar Advertising Co) Debt-to-Equity

: 3.82 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Lamar Advertising Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $462 Mil. Lamar Advertising Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,181 Mil. Lamar Advertising Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,216 Mil. Lamar Advertising Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.82.

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 Lamar Advertising Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LAMR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.85   Med: 2.98   Max: 3.82
Current: 3.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lamar Advertising Co was 3.82. The lowest was 1.85. And the median was 2.98.

LAMR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
94.49% of 672 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.785 vs LAMR: 3.82

Lamar Advertising Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lamar Advertising Co'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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Lamar Advertising Co 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 3.60 3.41 3.47 3.82 3.82

Lamar Advertising Co 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 3.82 3.96 3.96 3.94 3.82

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Lamar Advertising Co'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.


Lamar Advertising Co Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Lamar Advertising Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lamar Advertising Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Lamar Advertising Co'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.


Lamar Advertising Co  (NAS:LAMR) 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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Lamar Advertising Co (Lamar Advertising Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70808
Lamar Advertising Co is an outdoor advertising company organized as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Lamar's core revenue-generating activity is leasing space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and airport terminals through short-term agreements. The company is involved in this process from ad copy production to the placement and maintenance of physical advertisements. The vast majority of Lamar's revenue comes from renting ad space on its portfolio of static and digital roadside billboard displays in the U.S. The states of Pennsylvania and Texas house a proportion of these. The company's customers are restaurant, service, healthcare, and retail firms in terms of total revenue.
Executives
Jay Lecoryelle Johnson officer: CFO, Treasurer, EVP C/O DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY, 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814
Nancy Fletcher director 5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Thomas V Reifenheiser director C/O LAMAR CORP, 5551 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Wendell Reilly director C/O BERMAN CAPITAL ADVISORS, 3475 LENOX RD. STE. 760, ATLANTA GA 30326
Koerner John E Iii director 200 WEST CONGRESS STREET, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Anna Reilly director C/O LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Stephen P Mumblow director 790 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, YARDLEY PA 19067
Elizabeth Mary Thompson director 5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Keith A Istre officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAMAR CORP, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Sean E Reilly officer: Chief Operating Officer 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Marshall A Loeb director C/O EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC., 190 EAST CAPITOL STREET, JACKSON MS 39201
John Maxwell Hamilton director C/O LAMAR CORP, 5551 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Reilly Kevin P Jr director, officer: President and CEO C/O LAMAR CORP, 5321 CORPORATE BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70808
Spo Advisory Corp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Abrams Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116