Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Debt-to-Equity : 2.28 (As of Sep. 2022)

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What is Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-Equity?

Cocoa Processing Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS696.2 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS28.4 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was GHS317.3 Mil. Cocoa Processing Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 2.28.

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

XGHA:CPC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.5 Med: 2.24 Max: 4.88
Current: 2.28

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Cocoa Processing Co was 4.88. The lowest was -1.50. And the median was 2.24.

XGHA:CPC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
94.4% of 1644 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs XGHA:CPC: 2.28

Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Cocoa Processing Co Annual Data

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Sep22

Debt-to-Equity

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130.71

2.19

4.88

-1.50

2.28

Cocoa Processing Co Semi-Annual Data
	Sep10	Sep11	Sep12	Sep13	Sep14	Sep21	Sep22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			130.71	2.19	4.88	-1.50	2.28

Competitive Comparison of Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Confectioners subindustry, Cocoa Processing 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.

Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cocoa Processing Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Cocoa Processing Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Cocoa Processing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022 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
	=	(696.237	+	28.381)	/	317.321
	=	2.28

Cocoa Processing Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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
	=	(696.237	+	28.381)	/	317.321
	=	2.28

Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) 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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Cocoa Processing Co (XGHA:CPC) Business Description

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Address

Heavy Industrial Area, Private Mail Bag, Tema, GHA

Website

http://www.goldentreeghana.com

Cocoa Processing Co Ltd manufactures chocolates, confectionery and semi-finished cocoa products such as cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, cocoa cake and cocoa powder from premium cocoa beans grown in Ghana.

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