Gentex (Gentex) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.00 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Gentex's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Gentex's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Gentex's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,313 Mil. Gentex's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Gentex was 0.17. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.12.

GNTX's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 0.48
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Gentex Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gentex'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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Gentex Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.

Gentex Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Gentex Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Gentex'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	+	0)	/	2312.517
	=	0.00

Gentex'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	+	0)	/	2312.517
	=	0.00

Gentex (NAS:GNTX) 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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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

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Address

600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464

Website

https://www.gentex.com

Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.

Executives

Anderson Joseph B Jr	director	MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff	director	4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode	director	2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars	director	23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum	director	388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm	officer: Chief Technology Officer	600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan	officer: General Counsel	7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing	officer: Chief Financial Officer	14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace	director	2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder	director	16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang	director	6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo	officer: Vice President of Sales	600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok	director
Brian C Walker	director