Nestle (FRA:NESM) Debt-to-Equity : 1.55 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Nestle Debt-to-Equity?

Nestle's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €9,984 Mil. Nestle's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €48,591 Mil. Nestle's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €37,899 Mil. Nestle's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.55.

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

FRA:NESM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3 Med: 0.71 Max: 1.55
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Nestle was 1.55. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.71.

FRA:NESM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.9% of 1640 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs FRA:NESM: 1.55

Nestle Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nestle's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Nestle Debt-to-Equity Chart

Nestle Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.71

0.87

0.88

1.29

1.55

Nestle Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	1.22	1.29	1.65	1.55

Competitive Comparison of Nestle's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nestle'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.

Nestle's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nestle's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Nestle Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Nestle'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
	=	(9984.357	+	48591.033)	/	37899.415
	=	1.55

Nestle'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
	=	(9984.357	+	48591.033)	/	37899.415
	=	1.55

Nestle (FRA:NESM) 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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Nestle (FRA:NESM) Business Description

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Address

Avenue Nestle 55, Vevey, CHE, CH-1800

Website

https://www.nestle.com

With a 150-year-plus history, Nestle is the largest food and beverage manufacturer in the world by sales, generating more than CHF 90 billion in annual revenue. Its diverse product portfolio includes brands such as Nestle, Nescafe, Perrier, Pure Life, and Purina. Nestle also owns around 20% of French cosmetics firm L'Oreal. The company employs 275,000 people around the world and has a vast portfolio of global products, with more than 30 brands each achieving more than CHF 1 billion in sales annually and a geographic presence that spans almost 190 countries.

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