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First BanCorp (First BanCorp) Debt-to-Equity : 0.45 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is First BanCorp Debt-to-Equity?

First BanCorp's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $180.00 Mil. First BanCorp's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $481.70 Mil. First BanCorp's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,479.72 Mil. First BanCorp's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.45.

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

FBPRP.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.41   Max: 0.79
Current: 0.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of First BanCorp was 0.79. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.41.

FBPRP.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
62.93% of 1392 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs FBPRP.PFD: 0.45

First BanCorp Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for First BanCorp'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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First BanCorp Debt-to-Equity Chart

First BanCorp 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 0.34 0.27 0.18 0.65 0.44

First BanCorp Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.79 0.47 0.51 0.44 0.45

Competitive Comparison of First BanCorp's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First BanCorp'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.


First BanCorp's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



First BanCorp Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

First BanCorp's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


First BanCorp  (OTCPK:FBPRP.PFD) 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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First BanCorp (First BanCorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1519 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Stop 23, San Juan, PRI, 00908
First BanCorp is a financial holding company. The company's operating segment includes Commercial and Corporate Banking; Mortgage Banking; Consumer (Retail) Banking; Treasury and Investments; United States Operations; and Virgin Islands Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Consumer (Retail) Banking segment. The Consumer (Retail) Banking segment consists of the Corporation's consumer lending and deposit-taking activities conducted mainly through its branch network and loan centres. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Puerto Rico.