GFH Financial Group BSC (DFM:GFH) Debt-to-Equity : 2.15 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is GFH Financial Group BSC Debt-to-Equity?

GFH Financial Group BSC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ0.0 Mil. GFH Financial Group BSC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ7,802.4 Mil. GFH Financial Group BSC's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ3,634.5 Mil. GFH Financial Group BSC's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.15.

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

DFM:GFH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.35 Max: 2.15
Current: 2.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of GFH Financial Group BSC was 2.15. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.35.

DFM:GFH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
85.65% of 1394 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.695 vs DFM:GFH: 2.15

GFH Financial Group BSC Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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GFH Financial Group BSC Debt-to-Equity Chart

GFH Financial Group BSC Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.30

1.19

1.82

1.95

2.15

GFH Financial Group BSC 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															1.95	1.95	2.03	1.86	2.15

Competitive Comparison of GFH Financial Group BSC's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, GFH Financial Group BSC'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.

GFH Financial Group BSC's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, GFH Financial Group BSC's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

GFH Financial Group BSC Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

GFH Financial Group BSC'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
	=	(0	+	7802.357)	/	3634.48
	=	2.15

GFH Financial Group BSC'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
	=	(0	+	7802.357)	/	3634.48
	=	2.15

GFH Financial Group BSC (DFM:GFH) 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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GFH Financial Group BSC (DFM:GFH) Business Description

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GFH:Kuwait GFH:Bahrain GFH:United Arab Emirates

Address

Block 346, Road 4626, Building 1398, East Tower, P.O. Box 10006, Office 2901, 29th Floor, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama, BHR

Website

https://www.gfh.com

GFH Financial Group BSC is an Islamic wholesale investment bank. The firm is organized into three operating segments Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Proprietary and treasury. Substantial revenue is generated from Proprietary and Treasury operations. The Group has primary operations in Bahrain. The investment banking segment focuses on private equity and asset management activities, Commercial Banking includes all sharia compliant corporate banking and retail banking activities of the Group provided through the Group's subsidiary, Proprietary and treasury includes all common costs and activities that are undertaken at the Group level, including treasury and residual proprietary and co-investment assets.

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