Woolworths Holdings (Woolworths Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : 1.52 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Woolworths Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Woolworths Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. Woolworths Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $798 Mil. Woolworths Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $623 Mil. Woolworths Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.52.

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

WLWHY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81 Med: 1.41 Max: 7.05
Current: 1.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Woolworths Holdings was 7.05. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.41.

WLWHY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.92% of 1001 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs WLWHY: 1.52

Woolworths Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Woolworths Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Woolworths Holdings Annual Data

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Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.71

7.05

3.64

2.71

1.42

Woolworths Holdings Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.18	2.71	1.41	1.42	1.52

Competitive Comparison of Woolworths Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Department Stores subindustry, Woolworths Holdings'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.

Woolworths Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Woolworths Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Woolworths Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Woolworths Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 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
	=	(145.587	+	763.785)	/	639.697
	=	1.42

Woolworths Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(146.892	+	797.572)	/	622.558
	=	1.52

Woolworths Holdings (OTCPK:WLWHY) 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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Woolworths Holdings (Woolworths Holdings) Business Description

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Address

93 Longmarket Street, Woolworths House, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 8001

Website

https://www.woolworthsholdings.co.za

Woolworths Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based retail group. Forty percent of revenue (including concession sales) is generated in Australasia. The group has three main operating divisions: Woolworths South Africa, based in South Africa and operating across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and David Jones and Country Road Group, both based in Australia. Woolworths Financial Services is a joint venture between Woolworths and Barclays Africa Group; Barclays is supervising the credit policy, risk, and funding aspects, while Woolworths is leading the customer integration.

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