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Life Storage (Life Storage) Debt-to-Equity : 0.96 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Life Storage Debt-to-Equity?

Life Storage's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $619 Mil. Life Storage's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $2,785 Mil. Life Storage's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $3,565 Mil. Life Storage's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.95.

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

LSI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 0.84   Max: 1.02
Current: 0.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Life Storage was 1.02. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 0.84.

LSI's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 0.78 vs LSI: 0.96

Life Storage Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Storage'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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Life Storage Debt-to-Equity Chart

Life Storage Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.92 0.92 0.82 0.93

Life Storage Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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 Premium Member Only 0.84 0.88 0.90 0.93 0.96

Competitive Comparison of Life Storage's Debt-to-Equity

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Life Storage'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.


Life Storage's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Life Storage's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Life Storage Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Life Storage's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Life Storage's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 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.


Life Storage  (NYSE:LSI) 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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Life Storage (Life Storage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6467 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, USA, 14221
Life Storage Inc (which was rebranded from Sovran Self Storage, Inc in 2016) is a fully integrated, real estate investment trust that acquires and manages self-storage properties throughout the United States. The company operates under the brand names Life Storage. Approximately under half of the company's revenue is derived from stores in the states of Texas and Florida. The remainder of sales is distributed across the United States. The company's operations in rental income from customers renting storage space on a month-to-month basis generate a majority of operating revenue. The company also offers storage to both individuals of commercial renters and has special storage units available for vehicles and wine.
Executives
Joseph Saffire officer: Chief Investment Officer 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Havener Arthur L Jr director 9825 SUNSET GREENS DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63127
Alexander Gress officer: CFO 6467 MAIN STREET, C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Stephen R Rusmisel director C/O SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Andrew J Gregoire officer: CFO C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
David P. Dodman officer: COO C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Edward F Killeen officer: EVP Real Estate Management C/O LIFE STORAGE, INC., 6467 MAIN STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
David L Rogers officer: CFO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Sue Harnett director P.O. BOX 195115, SAN JUAN PR 00919-5115
Mark G Barberio director 19 WIK STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Edward J Pettinella director C/O HOME PROPERTIES, 850 CLINTON SQUARE, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Charles E Lannon director C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Kenneth F Myszka director, officer: President, COO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Robert J Attea director, officer: Chairman of Board, CEO C/O LIFE STORAGE INC, 6467 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14221
Dana Hamilton director C/O ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST, 9200 E. PANORAMA CIRCLE, SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112