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Diploma (Diploma) Debt-to-Equity : 0.44 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Diploma Debt-to-Equity?

Diploma's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $19 Mil. Diploma's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $473 Mil. Diploma's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,108 Mil. Diploma's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.44.

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

DPLMF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.13   Max: 0.66
Current: 0.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Diploma was 0.66. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.13.

DPLMF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
54.14% of 133 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs DPLMF: 0.44

Diploma Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

Diploma Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.06 0.48 0.66 0.44

Diploma Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.48 0.74 0.66 0.34 0.44

Competitive Comparison of Diploma's Debt-to-Equity

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Diploma'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.


Diploma's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Diploma's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Diploma Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Diploma's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Diploma's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Diploma  (OTCPK:DPLMF) 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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Diploma (Diploma) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10-11 Charterhouse Square, London, GBR, EC1M 6EE
Diploma PLC is a group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services to various industries. The company offers consumables, instrumentation, and related services to the healthcare and environmental industries; seals, gaskets, filters, cylinders, components, and kits for heavy mobile machinery and industrial equipment; and specialised wiring, connectors, fasteners, and control devices for various applications. It operates in segments such as Wire & Cable (UK), Industrial Automation, Specialty Adhesives, Windy City Wire, Interconnect and Specialty Fasteners. The company operates in North America, Continental Europe, UK and Australia, out of which North America generates maximum revenue.

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