Peoples Financial (Peoples Financial) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.27 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Peoples Financial's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Peoples Financial's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.50 Mil. Peoples Financial's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.28 Mil. Peoples Financial's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27.

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

PFBX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.13 Max: 0.42
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Peoples Financial was 0.42. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.13.

PFBX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
76.34% of 1395 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs PFBX: 0.27

Peoples Financial Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Financial's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Peoples Financial Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.04

0.01

0.27

Peoples Financial Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	-	-	0.27

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Peoples Financial'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.

Peoples Financial Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Peoples Financial's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Peoples Financial Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Peoples Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(0	+	18.5)	/	69.283
	=	0.27

Peoples Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(0	+	18.5)	/	69.283
	=	0.27

Peoples Financial (OTCPK:PFBX) 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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Peoples Financial (Peoples Financial) Business Description

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Address

Lameuse and Howard Avenues, Biloxi, MS, USA, 39533

Website

https://www.thepeoples.com

Peoples Financial Corp is a bank holding company that provides banking, financial and trust services to individuals, small and commercial businesses operating in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. The bank's lending services include business, commercial, real estate, construction, personal and installment loans; and deposit services include interest-bearing, non-interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers safe deposit box rental, collection services, cash management, and internet banking.

Executives

Joseph Stilwell	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Chevis Swetman	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President/CEO	P.O. BOX 1416, BILOXI MS 39533-1416
Padrick D Dennis	director	12473 PRESERVATION DRIVE, GULFPORT MS 39503-7062
Rodney H Blackwell	other: See Explanation of Responses	P.O. BOX 18439, HATTIESBURG MS 39404
Stilwell Activist Investments, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Llc	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Partners Vii, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Katherine Paige Riley	director	920 WASHINGTON AVENUE, OCEAN SPRINGS MS 39564
Sliman George J Iii	director	723 HOWARD AVENUE, BILOXI MS 39530-4305
Ronald G Barnes	director	10600 JORDAN RD, VANCLEAVE MS 39565
Andrew T Swetman	10 percent owner, officer: Senior Vice President	152 LAMEUSE STREET, BILOXI MS 39530
Brian J Kozlowski	officer: Senior Vice President	155 LAMEUSE STREET, BILOXI MS 39530
James J Gruich	officer: Senior Vice President	7113 WAYNE LANE, BILOXI MS 39532-9361
Lauri A Wood	officer: Chief Financial Officer	P.O. BOX 1416, BILOXI MS 39533-1416