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poLight ASA (OSTO:PLTO) Debt-to-Equity : 0.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is poLight ASA Debt-to-Equity?

poLight ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1.18 Mil. poLight ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1.95 Mil. poLight ASA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr199.54 Mil. poLight ASA's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

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

OSTO:PLTo' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.23   Med: 0.02   Max: 0.05
Current: 0.02

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of poLight ASA was 0.05. The lowest was -2.23. And the median was 0.02.

OSTO:PLTo's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
93.7% of 2192 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs OSTO:PLTo: 0.02

poLight ASA Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for poLight ASA'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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poLight ASA Debt-to-Equity Chart

poLight ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.02

poLight ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

Competitive Comparison of poLight ASA's Debt-to-Equity

For the Electronic Components subindustry, poLight ASA'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.


poLight ASA's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, poLight ASA's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



poLight ASA Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

poLight ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

poLight ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


poLight ASA  (OSTO:PLTo) 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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poLight ASA (OSTO:PLTO) Business Description

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Innlaget 230, Skoppum, NOR, N-3185
poLight ASA provides photographic lenses used in cameras for smartphones, wearables such as watches and glasses, and industrial applications including medical and retail. The company is specialized in optics, polymers, micro-electromechanical systems technology, and image application and processing. Its products include Driver ASIC and TLens. Its geographical segments are the United States, Asia, and Europe.

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