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 Graco's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
GGG'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.66 Med: 0.34 Max: 14.01
Current: 0.07
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Graco was 14.01. The lowest was -47.66. And the median was 0.34.
GGG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than 80.4% of 2372
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.31
vs GGG: 0.07
Graco Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Graco'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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Graco Annual Data
Trend
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Debt-to-Equity
0.37
0.20
0.17
0.13
0.07
Graco Quarterly Data
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Debt-to-Equity
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.07
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Graco'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.
Graco Debt-to-Equity Distribution
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Graco's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Graco's Debt-to-Equity falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Debt-to-Equity's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Graco Debt-to-Equity Calculation
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
Graco's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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.
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.
Graco Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
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Graco manufactures equipment used for managing fluids, coatings, and adhesives, specializing in difficult-to-handle materials. Graco's business is organized into three segments: industrial, process, and contractor. The Minnesota-based firm serves a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, and construction, and its broad array of products include pumps, valves, meters, sprayers, and equipment used to apply coatings, sealants, and adhesives. The firm generated roughly $2 billion in sales and $531 million in operating income in 2021.
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