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Karsten (BSP:CTKA4) Debt-to-Equity : 24.33 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Karsten Debt-to-Equity?

Karsten's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$39.6 Mil. Karsten's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$411.9 Mil. Karsten's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$18.6 Mil. Karsten's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 24.33.

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

BSP:CTKA4' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.1   Med: -2.17   Max: 81.13
Current: 24.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Karsten was 81.13. The lowest was -8.10. And the median was -2.17.

BSP:CTKA4's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.68% of 929 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs BSP:CTKA4: 24.33

Karsten Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Karsten'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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Karsten Debt-to-Equity Chart

Karsten Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.82 -4.23 -3.66 -4.51 81.13

Karsten Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -4.88 -5.71 -8.10 81.13 24.33

Competitive Comparison of Karsten's Debt-to-Equity

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Karsten'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.


Karsten's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Karsten's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Karsten Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Karsten's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Karsten's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 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.


Karsten  (BSP:CTKA4) 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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Karsten Business Description

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Address
R Johann Karsten, 260, Testo Jump, Blumenau, SC, BRA, 89074700
Karsten SA is a textile manufacturer and sells textile products in Brazil. It divides its business into five segments: decoration, embroidery, table, bath and bed. It produces table linens, curtains, towels, and other decorative home furnishings.

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