Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) Debt-to-Equity : 4.67 (As of Dec. 2019)

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What is Ashley (Laura) Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was £23.3 Mil. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was £51.4 Mil. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was £16.0 Mil. Ashley (Laura) Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 4.67.

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 Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:ALY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.11 Max: 4.67
Current: 4.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Ashley (Laura) Holdings was 4.67. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.11.

LSE:ALY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.62 vs LSE:ALY: 4.67

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Ashley (Laura) Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Annual Data

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0.91

0.87

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Semi-Annual Data
	Jul09	Jan10	Jul10	Jan11	Jul11	Jan12	Jul12	Jan13	Jul13	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.76	0.87	-	-	4.67

Competitive Comparison of Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Department Stores subindustry, Ashley (Laura) Holdings'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.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2019 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	+	0)	/	20.2
	=	0.00

Ashley (Laura) Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 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
	=	(23.3	+	51.4)	/	16
	=	4.67

Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) 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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Ashley (Laura) Holdings (LSE:ALY) Business Description

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Address

27 Bagleys Lane, Fulham, London, GBR, SW6 2QA

Website

http://www.lauraashley.com

Ashley (Laura) Holdings PLC is an international lifestyle brand, which specializes in retailing furniture, home accessories, decorating and fashion products. Its two operating segments are Retail and Non-Retail. Retail revenue reflects sales through its Stores; E-Commerce and Mail Order and Hotel. Its Non-retail revenue includes Licensing, Franchising, and Manufacturing. The company generates maximum revenue from the Retail segment which includes Stores. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the UK, Ireland and France and also has a presence in Japan and the Rest of the World.

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