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GEA Group AG (GEA Group AG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.11 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GEA Group AG Debt-to-Equity?

GEA Group AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $66 Mil. GEA Group AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $214 Mil. GEA Group AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,614 Mil. GEA Group AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11.

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 GEA Group AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GEAGF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.16   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of GEA Group AG was 0.30. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.16.

GEAGF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
73.05% of 2620 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs GEAGF: 0.11

GEA Group AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for GEA Group AG'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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GEA Group AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

GEA Group AG 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 0.24 0.30 0.21 0.16 0.11

GEA Group AG 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 0.16 - - - 0.11

Competitive Comparison of GEA Group AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, GEA Group AG'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.

GEA Group AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, GEA Group AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


GEA Group AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

GEA Group AG'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
=(66.352 + 213.575) / 2614.296
=0.11

GEA Group AG'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
=(66.352 + 213.575) / 2614.296
=0.11

* 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.

GEA Group AG  (OTCPK:GEAGF) 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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GEA Group AG (GEA Group AG) Business Description

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Website
https://www.gea.com
GEA Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of processing systems and equipment for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Across its five divisions, GEA designs and manufactures process engineering equipment and offers turnkey solutions for customers' processing lines or product(s). GEA also offers a comprehensive aftermarket offering spanning maintenance services and spare parts and components.