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McColl's Retail Group (LSE:MCLS) Debt-to-Equity : 20.35 (As of May. 2021)


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What is McColl's Retail Group Debt-to-Equity?

McColl's Retail Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was £31 Mil. McColl's Retail Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was £292 Mil. McColl's Retail Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was £16 Mil. McColl's Retail Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was 20.35.

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 McColl's Retail Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MCLS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.595
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

McColl's Retail Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for McColl's Retail Group'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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McColl's Retail Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

McColl's Retail Group Annual Data
Trend Nov11 Nov12 Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 1.07 0.90 3.39 15.33

McColl's Retail Group Semi-Annual Data
Nov11 Nov12 May13 Nov13 May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21
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 0.89 3.39 13.53 15.33 20.35

Competitive Comparison of McColl's Retail Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, McColl's Retail Group'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.


McColl's Retail Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, McColl's Retail Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



McColl's Retail Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

McColl's Retail Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2020 is calculated as

McColl's Retail Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 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.


McColl's Retail Group  (LSE:MCLS) 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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McColl's Retail Group (LSE:MCLS) Business Description

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Address
One London Road, Ground Floor West, Brentwood, Essex, GBR, CM14 4QW
McColl's Retail Group PLC is a retailer operator of convenience and newsagent stores. The company's products and services include everyday groceries, milk, baked beans, fruit pots, snacks, and ready meals, Lotto, Paypoint, and beers, wines, and spirits. The group operates more than 800 convenience stores and approximately 400 newsagent stores. It derives most of the revenue from convenience stores.

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