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Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) Debt-to-Equity : -14.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-Equity?

Georg Fischer AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF625 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-44 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -14.20.

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 Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:GF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.21   Med: 0.48   Max: 0.58
Current: -14.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Georg Fischer AG was 0.58. The lowest was -14.21. And the median was 0.48.

XSWX:GF's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.29 vs XSWX:GF: -14.21

Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Georg Fischer AG'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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Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Georg Fischer AG 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 0.41 0.58 0.53 0.39 -14.21

Georg Fischer AG 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 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 0.53 0.52 0.39 0.40 -14.21

Competitive Comparison of Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Georg Fischer AG'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.


Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Georg Fischer AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Georg Fischer AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Georg Fischer AG  (XSWX:GF) 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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Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) Business Description

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Address
Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8201
Georg Fischer AG provides transportation of liquids and gases, lightweight casting components in vehicles, and high-precision manufacturing technologies. It supplies plastic and metal piping systems, valves and fittings, electrical discharge machines, and other additive manufacturing solutions. The company is one of the world's leading providers for the tool and mold-making industry and services customers in utilities, automotive, aerospace, water and gas, and other industrial Applications. Revenue is divided among three divisions: piping systems, casting solutions, and machining solutions. The firm has global distribution resources with various sales and representative offices. Approximately half of total revenue derives from Europe, with Germany being an important region for the company.

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