Saga (LSE:SAGA) Debt-to-Equity : 3.69 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Saga Debt-to-Equity?

Saga's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1.9 Mil. Saga's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £822.5 Mil. Saga's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £223.5 Mil. Saga's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.69.

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 Saga's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SAGA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37 Med: 0.92 Max: 3.69
Current: 3.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Saga was 3.69. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.92.

LSE:SAGA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
98.43% of 382 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.24 vs LSE:SAGA: 3.69

Saga Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Saga Debt-to-Equity Chart

Saga Annual Data

Trend

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Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.13

1.21

1.43

2.41

3.69

Saga Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.43	2.43	2.41	-	3.69

Competitive Comparison of Saga's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Saga'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.

Saga's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Saga's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Saga Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Saga's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(1.9	+	822.5)	/	223.5
	=	3.69

Saga's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(1.9	+	822.5)	/	223.5
	=	3.69

Saga (LSE:SAGA) 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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Saga (LSE:SAGA) Business Description

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SAGAl:UK 65J:Germany

Address

3 Pancras Square, London, GBR, N1C 4AG

Website

https://www.saga.co.uk

Saga PLC is a diversified insurance company that also offers lifestyle products and services. The company operates in two main segments: insurance, Cruise and travel. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from the insurance segment, specifically through premiums and credit income. This segment offers retail motor broking, retail home broking, and underwriting products and services. The travel segment provides group tours, holiday packages, and cruises. Saga's customers are people aged 50 and older, and all revenue comes from the United Kingdom and also from Cruise and travel segment.