Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Debt-to-Equity : 0.74 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Leon Fuat Bhd Debt-to-Equity?

Leon Fuat Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM340.7 Mil. Leon Fuat Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM92.1 Mil. Leon Fuat Bhd's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM588.6 Mil. Leon Fuat Bhd's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.74.

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 Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5232' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67 Med: 0.75 Max: 0.82
Current: 0.74

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Leon Fuat Bhd was 0.82. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.75.

XKLS:5232's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
69.35% of 558 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.415 vs XKLS:5232: 0.74

Leon Fuat Bhd Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Leon Fuat Bhd Debt-to-Equity Chart

Leon Fuat Bhd Annual Data

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0.81

0.77

0.82

0.81

0.74

Leon Fuat Bhd Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.76	0.75	0.74	0.74

Competitive Comparison of Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Leon Fuat Bhd Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Leon Fuat Bhd's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year 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
	=	(340.704	+	92.051)	/	588.635
	=	0.74

Leon Fuat Bhd'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
	=	(340.704	+	92.051)	/	588.635
	=	0.74

Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) 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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Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Business Description

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Address

Wisma Leon Fuat, No. 11, Lorong Keluli 1B, Seksyen 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40000

Website

https://www.leonfuat.com.my

Leon Fuat Bhd is engaged in the provision of management services through its subsidiaries. It operates through three segments: Trading of Steel Products, Processing and/or manufacturing of Steel Products, and Others. It mainly involves the buying and selling of flat and long steel products and also offers value-added services to flat and long steel products in the form of cutting, leveling, shearing, profiling, bending, and finishing as well as the production of expanded metal and Other segment includes steel materials such as tool steel and non-ferrous metal products such as bronze, brass, aluminum, and copper. It operates in two geographical areas; Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore.

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