GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.61 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is GWA Group Debt-to-Equity?

GWA Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$46.6 Mil. GWA Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$140.5 Mil. GWA Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$306.9 Mil. GWA Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.61.

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

ASX:GWA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.45 Max: 0.89
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of GWA Group was 0.89. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.45.

ASX:GWA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
68.75% of 384 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs ASX:GWA: 0.61

GWA Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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GWA Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

GWA Group Annual Data

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Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

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Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.48

0.89

0.72

0.76

0.70

GWA Group 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															0.68	0.76	0.80	0.70	0.61

Competitive Comparison of GWA Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, GWA Group'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.

GWA Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GWA Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

GWA Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

GWA Group'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
	=	(46.709	+	165.856)	/	305.54
	=	0.70

GWA Group'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
	=	(46.562	+	140.459)	/	306.869
	=	0.61

GWA Group (ASX:GWA) 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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GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Business Description

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Address

188 Holt Street, Building 3B, Pinkenba, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4008

Website

https://www.gwagroup.com.au

GWA Group Ltd is a leading Australian designer of sanitary-ware and bathroom fittings, having undergone a significant divestment program to focus solely on front-of-wall bathroom and kitchen fittings markets. GWA's portfolio of brands includes Caroma, Dorf, Fowler, and Clark, with Caroma, in particular, enjoying the long history and high brand awareness in the Australian market. As part of GWA's efforts to reorient the business toward water supply solutions, the acquisition of Methven--a leading New Zealand shower and bathroom fittings manufacturer--was completed in April 2019.

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