European Assets Trust (LSE:EAT) Debt-to-Equity : 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is European Assets Trust Debt-to-Equity?

European Assets Trust's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. European Assets Trust's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £26.00 Mil. European Assets Trust's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £354.00 Mil. European Assets Trust's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

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 European Assets Trust's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:EAT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.05 Max: 0.07
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of European Assets Trust was 0.07. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.05.

LSE:EAT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
78.42% of 1015 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs LSE:EAT: 0.07

European Assets Trust Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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European Assets Trust Debt-to-Equity Chart

European Assets Trust Annual Data

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Dec16

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Dec19

Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.06

0.05

0.03

0.07

European Assets Trust 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															0.05	0.05	0.03	0.05	0.07

Competitive Comparison of European Assets Trust's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, European Assets Trust'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.

European Assets Trust's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, European Assets Trust's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

European Assets Trust Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

European Assets Trust'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
	=	(0	+	25.996)	/	353.996
	=	0.07

European Assets Trust'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
	=	(0	+	25.996)	/	353.996
	=	0.07

European Assets Trust (LSE:EAT) 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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European Assets Trust (LSE:EAT) Business Description

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European Assets Trust PLC is a UK-based closed-end investment company. The company principal objective is to achieve long-term growth of capital through investment in quoted small and medium sized companies in Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. A high distribution policy has been adopted with dividends paid out of current year revenue profits and the Distributable Reserve. It maintains a diversified portfolio of investments across all sectors including financials, industrials, consumer goods, consumer services, healthcare, technology, and basic materials.