Qualcomm (BUE:QCOM) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.67 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Qualcomm's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS329,954 Mil. Qualcomm's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS5,258,326 Mil. Qualcomm's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS8,323,938 Mil. Qualcomm's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67.

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

BUE:QCOM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.96 Max: 20.29
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Qualcomm was 20.29. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.96.

BUE:QCOM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.45% of 877 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs BUE:QCOM: 0.67

Qualcomm Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualcomm'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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Qualcomm Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Debt-to-Equity

3.25

2.59

1.58

0.86

0.71

Qualcomm 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																0.90	0.81	0.75	0.71	0.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm'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.

Qualcomm Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Qualcomm's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Qualcomm Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Qualcomm's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(319854.309	+	5068675.94)	/	7552271.158
	=	0.71

Qualcomm'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
	=	(329954	+	5258326.005)	/	8323938.007
	=	0.67

Qualcomm (BUE:QCOM) 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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Qualcomm (BUE:QCOM) Business Description

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Website

https://www.qualcomm.com

Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.