Brickworks (ASX:BKW) Debt-to-Equity : 0.39 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Brickworks Debt-to-Equity?

Brickworks's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was A$52 Mil. Brickworks's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was A$1,312 Mil. Brickworks's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was A$3,475 Mil. Brickworks's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.39.

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

ASX:BKW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.18 Max: 0.39
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Brickworks was 0.39. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.18.

ASX:BKW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.13% of 354 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs ASX:BKW: 0.39

Brickworks Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Brickworks Debt-to-Equity Chart

Brickworks Annual Data

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Jul23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.15

0.31

0.35

0.37

Brickworks Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.32	0.35	0.35	0.37	0.39

Competitive Comparison of Brickworks's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Brickworks'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.

Brickworks's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Brickworks's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Brickworks Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Brickworks's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 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
	=	(46.84	+	1273.214)	/	3561.016
	=	0.37

Brickworks's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(51.702	+	1312.307)	/	3475.318
	=	0.39

Brickworks (ASX:BKW) 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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Brickworks (ASX:BKW) Business Description

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Address

738 - 780 Wallgrove Road, Horsley Park, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2175

Website

https://www.brickworks.com.au

Brickworks is a conglomerate consisting of brickmaking operations, industrial property management, and a cross-shareholding in investment firm, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, or Soul Patts (ASX: SOL). Brickworks' operating business manufactures brick products for the Australian and North American markets. However, most earnings are from the property and investment segments. The property segment principally redevelops warehouses on industrial land, with joint venture partner narrow-moat Goodman Group. The investment segment represents a cross-shareholding in Soul Patts, an investment firm with a portfolio encompassing diversified investments, including large holdings in no-moat New Hope coal miner and narrow-moat TPG Telecom.

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