Alphabet (BSP:GOGL35) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.10 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Alphabet's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$13,675 Mil. Alphabet's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$125,989 Mil. Alphabet's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$1,388,500 Mil. Alphabet's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.10.

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

BSP:GOGL35' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.06 Max: 0.12
Current: 0.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Alphabet was 0.12. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.06.

BSP:GOGL35's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
62.05% of 419 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.16 vs BSP:GOGL35: 0.10

Alphabet Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphabet'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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Alphabet Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.08

0.12

0.11

0.12

0.10

Alphabet Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.12	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet'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.

Alphabet Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Alphabet Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Alphabet'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
	=	(13675.342	+	125988.557)	/	1388500.424
	=	0.10

Alphabet'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
	=	(13675.342	+	125988.557)	/	1388500.424
	=	0.10

Alphabet (BSP:GOGL35) 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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Alphabet (BSP:GOGL35) Business Description

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Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.

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