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Castles Technology Co (TPE:5258) Debt-to-Equity : 0.30 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Castles Technology Co Debt-to-Equity?

Castles Technology Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$963 Mil. Castles Technology Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$210 Mil. Castles Technology Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$3,906 Mil. Castles Technology Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.30.

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 Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:5258' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.64   Max: 0.86
Current: 0.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Castles Technology Co was 0.86. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.64.

TPE:5258's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
51.13% of 2617 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs TPE:5258: 0.30

Castles Technology Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Castles Technology Co'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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Castles Technology Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Castles Technology Co 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 0.64 0.80 0.83 0.41 0.32

Castles Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.40 0.36 0.30 0.32 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Castles Technology Co'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.


Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Castles Technology Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Castles Technology Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Castles Technology Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Castles Technology Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


Castles Technology Co  (TPE:5258) 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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Castles Technology Co (TPE:5258) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Beixin Road, Xindian District, 6th Floor, No. 207-5, Section 3, New Taipei, TWN
Castles Technology Co Ltd operates in Information software service industry. The company is a manufacturer of Contactless Reader and EFT-POS devices and peripherals. Its products include EFT-POS Terminal, PIN Pad, PC/SC Smart Card Reader and Chips.

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