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Sanitec (OSTO:SNTC) Debt-to-Equity : 4.80 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Sanitec Debt-to-Equity?

Sanitec's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was kr0 Mil. Sanitec's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was kr1,813 Mil. Sanitec's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was kr378 Mil. Sanitec's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 4.80.

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

OSTO:SNTC's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 0.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Sanitec Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanitec'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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Sanitec Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sanitec Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-Equity
1.16 0.71 5.44

Sanitec Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.39 5.44 5.21 8.15 4.80

Competitive Comparison of Sanitec's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Sanitec'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.

Sanitec's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Sanitec's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


Sanitec Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sanitec's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 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 + 2161.193) / 397.337
=5.44

Sanitec's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 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 + 1812.872) / 377.643
=4.80

* 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.

Sanitec  (OSTO:SNTC) 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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