A. Schulman (A. Schulman) Debt-to-Equity : 4.76 (As of May. 2018)

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What is A. Schulman Debt-to-Equity?

A. Schulman's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $21 Mil. A. Schulman's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $897 Mil. A. Schulman's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $193 Mil. A. Schulman's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was 4.76.

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 A. Schulman's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SHLM's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

A. Schulman Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for A. Schulman's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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A. Schulman Debt-to-Equity Chart

A. Schulman Annual Data

Trend

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Aug10

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Aug17

Debt-to-Equity

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0.43

0.70

1.83

5.93

4.66

A. Schulman Quarterly Data
	Aug13	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.57	4.66	4.34	4.45	4.76

Competitive Comparison of A. Schulman's Debt-to-Equity

For the Chemicals subindustry, A. Schulman'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.

A. Schulman's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, A. Schulman's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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A. Schulman Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

A. Schulman's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2017 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
	=	(32.013	+	885.178)	/	197.018
	=	4.66

A. Schulman's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 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
	=	(21.205	+	897.243)	/	192.971
	=	4.76

A. Schulman (NAS:SHLM) 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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A. Schulman (A. Schulman) Business Description

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SLMNP.PFD:USA

Address

1221 McKinney Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX, USA, 77010

Website

https://www.lyondellbasell.com

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc manufactures and sells a variety of plastics and chemical-based products. The firm's product portfolio includes Engineered Thermoplastics, Masterbatch, Engineered Composites, Specialty Powders, and Distribution Services. The company organizes itself into four main segments by geography. Europe, Middle East, and Africa segment generate more revenue than any other segment. The other segments are the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.

Executives

Eugene Robert Allspach	director	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333
Carol S Eicher	director	ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Kristopher R Westbrooks	officer: VP - Controller and CAO	3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, FAIRLAWN OH 44333
Rainer Schewe	officer: EVP Global Supply Chain	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN X1 44333
Andrean Horton	officer: Senior Corp. Counsel	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN X1 44333
John W Richardson	officer: EVP - Chief Financial Officer	THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, 1144 EAST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44316-0001
Allen A Spizzo	director	1313 N MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Derek R Bristow	officer: SVP & GM - APAC	LOCALITA BREDA LIBERA, VIA IV NOVEMBRE 3, VEROLANUOVA L6 25028
David G Birney	director	3550 W. MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333
Timothy J Mcdannold	officer: Treasurer - Dir.Risk Mngmnt.	5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Lee D Meyer	director	208 SHAWNA DRIVE, KEARNEY MO 64060
Joseph M Gingo	director, officer: President & CEO	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333
Gary A Miller	officer: VP, Chief Procurement Officer	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333
James A Mitarotonda	director	888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gustavo S. Perez	officer: SVP & GM LATAM	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333