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KWSAT SE KGaA (KWSAT SE KGaA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.59 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-Equity?

KWSAT SE KGaA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $436 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $502 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,585 Mil. KWSAT SE KGaA's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.59.

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 KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KNKZF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 0.59   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of KWSAT SE KGaA was 1.04. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.59.

KNKZF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
61.86% of 215 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs KNKZF: 0.59

KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for KWSAT SE KGaA'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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KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-Equity Chart

KWSAT SE KGaA Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.68 0.64 0.70 0.62 0.61

KWSAT SE KGaA 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 0.74 0.61 0.74 0.99 0.59

Competitive Comparison of KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-Equity

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, KWSAT SE KGaA'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.


KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



KWSAT SE KGaA Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

KWSAT SE KGaA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

KWSAT SE KGaA'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.


KWSAT SE KGaA  (OTCPK:KNKZF) 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

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KWSAT SE KGaA (KWSAT SE KGaA) Business Description

Address
Grimsehlstrasse 31, P.O. Box 1463, Einbeck, SN, DEU, 37555
KWS SAAT SE & Co KGaA breeds and distributes agriculture seeds internationally. The core segments of the company focus on sugarbeet, corn, cereals, and vegetables. The company works on breeding new varieties and seed multiplication to produce the best results for farmers. Plants and seeds are monitored at different stages of the lifecycle to ensure high-quality. Products, processes, and consulting are marketed to farmers as certain expertise is needed in different regions of the world. Consultants are dispersed to learn the region-specific products and help strengthen relationships with customers.

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