British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Debt-to-Equity : 0.44 (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is British Polythene Industries Debt-to-Equity?

British Polythene Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was £0.0 Mil. British Polythene Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was £32.6 Mil. British Polythene Industries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was £74.7 Mil. British Polythene Industries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.44.

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 British Polythene Industries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BPI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 0.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

British Polythene Industries Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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British Polythene Industries Debt-to-Equity Chart

British Polythene Industries Annual Data

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0.93

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0.64

0.44

British Polythene Industries Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.64	0.62	0.64	0.49	0.44

Competitive Comparison of British Polythene Industries's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, British Polythene Industries'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.

British Polythene Industries's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, British Polythene Industries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

British Polythene Industries Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

British Polythene Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 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	+	32.6)	/	74.7
	=	0.44

British Polythene Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 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	+	32.6)	/	74.7
	=	0.44

British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) 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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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Business Description

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British Polythene Industries PLC was incorporated on March 16, 1910. It manufactures and supplies polythene films and related products for packaging for the protection of food and other goods. Its products are in use across different market sectors with a focus on agriculture, retail food chain, healthcare and waste services. The Company also engages in recycling of waste polythene film in Europe. The Company has three reportable segments: UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. UK & Ireland includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchanting activities along with the Irish sales operation which distributes predominately UK manufactured products.It also includes the manufacturing operations in China. Mainland Europe comprises the manufacturing and merchanting activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. North America comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America and Canada.

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