Givaudan (Givaudan) Debt-to-Equity : 1.23 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Givaudan Debt-to-Equity?

Givaudan's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $511 Mil. Givaudan's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,161 Mil. Givaudan's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,617 Mil. Givaudan's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.23.

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

GVDNY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 1.01 Max: 1.28
Current: 1.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Givaudan was 1.28. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 1.01.

GVDNY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
89.41% of 1397 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs GVDNY: 1.23

Givaudan Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Givaudan Debt-to-Equity Chart

Givaudan Annual Data

Trend

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.14

1.28

1.19

1.18

1.23

Givaudan Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.19	1.35	1.18	1.39	1.23

Competitive Comparison of Givaudan's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Givaudan'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.

Givaudan's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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

Givaudan Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Givaudan'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
	=	(511.101	+	5160.731)	/	4617.253
	=	1.23

Givaudan'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
	=	(511.101	+	5160.731)	/	4617.253
	=	1.23

Givaudan (OTCPK:GVDNY) 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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Givaudan (Givaudan) Business Description

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Address

Chemin de la Parfumerie 5, Vernier, CHE, 1214

Website

https://www.givaudan.com

Spun off from Roche in 2000, Givaudan is one of the world's leading flavour and fragrance manufacturers, with a presence in more than 80 countries. It sources more than 10,000 different ingredients from 100 countries. The company serves end consumer markets with fragrances for personal-, home-, and laundry-care brands, including prestige perfumes. In flavours, customers are in beverages, savoury, snacks, sweet goods, and dairy. Givaudan has nearly 10,000 employees, and its perfumery team is the largest in the industry.