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BWX Technologies (BWX Technologies) Debt-to-Equity : 1.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BWX Technologies Debt-to-Equity?

BWX Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6 Mil. BWX Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,203 Mil. BWX Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $933 Mil. BWX Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30.

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

BWXT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 1.75   Max: 3.5
Current: 1.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BWX Technologies was 3.50. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 1.75.

BWXT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
83.14% of 255 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs BWXT: 1.30

BWX Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BWX Technologies'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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BWX Technologies Debt-to-Equity Chart

BWX Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 1.54 1.87 1.72 1.30

BWX Technologies 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 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 1.72 1.74 1.59 1.54 1.30

Competitive Comparison of BWX Technologies's Debt-to-Equity

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BWX Technologies'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.


BWX Technologies's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BWX Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



BWX Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BWX Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

BWX Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


BWX Technologies  (NYSE:BWXT) 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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BWX Technologies (BWX Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Main Street, 4th Floor, Lynchburg, VA, USA, 24504
BWX Technologies Inc is a specialty manufacturer & service provider of nuclear components. It operates in two segments. The government Operations segment consists of legacy Nuclear Operations Group & Nuclear Services Group segments with certain research & development activities in the areas of advanced reactors & advanced manufacturing. The commercial Operations segment consists of the legacy Nuclear Power Group segment with certain research and development & commercialization activities in the areas of medical & industrial radioisotopes & radiopharmaceuticals. The majority is from the Government Operations segment. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Canada & United Kingdom, out of which the majority is from the United States.
Executives
Michael Thomas Fitzgerald officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 600, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robert L Duffy officer: SVP and Chief Admin. Officer HARRIS CORPORATION, 1025 W. NASA BOULEVARD, MELBOURNE FL 32919
Robert L Nardelli director 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Gerhard F Burbach director C/O THORATEC CORPORATION, 6035 STONERIDGE DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Whitford Ronald Owen Jr officer: SVP, General Counsel and Sec. 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Omar Fathi Meguid officer: SVP and Chief Digital Officer 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Richard W Loving officer: SVP, Human Resources 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Jason S. Kerr officer: See Remarks 11215 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
John A Fees director, officer: Executive Chairman 800 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Thomas E Mccabe officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION, 45101 WARP DRIVE, DULLES VA 20166
Kevin M Mccoy officer: Pres., Government Operations 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG NC 24504
Robb A. Lemasters director 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
David S Black officer: See Remarks 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Rex D Geveden officer: Chief Operating Officer 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Robert Fendlay Smith officer: President, Gov. Operations 800 MAIN STREET, LUNCHBURG VA 24504