Headwaters (Headwaters) Debt-to-Equity : 2.41 (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Headwaters Debt-to-Equity?

Headwaters's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $0 Mil. Headwaters's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $741 Mil. Headwaters's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $308 Mil. Headwaters's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 2.41.

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

HW's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 0.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Headwaters Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Headwaters Debt-to-Equity Chart

Headwaters Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-159.97

5.41

5.78

2.36

2.60

Headwaters Quarterly Data
	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.20	2.04	2.60	2.45	2.41

Competitive Comparison of Headwaters's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Headwaters'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.

Headwaters's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Headwaters's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Headwaters Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Headwaters's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 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
	=	(7.785	+	746.716)	/	289.987
	=	2.60

Headwaters's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 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	+	741.048)	/	308.004
	=	2.41

Headwaters (NYSE:HW) 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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Headwaters (Headwaters) Business Description

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Website

http://www.headwaters.com

Headwaters is a manufacturer of building products for the residential construction, residential remodelling, commercial, and industrial construction industries. The range of products includes architectural stone, resin-based exterior-siding accessories, roofing, trim board, decking, railing, concrete block and brick, windows, and other building products. Headwaters sells its products to wholesale distributors in the United States or big-box stores, as well as through an in-house direct salesforce.

Executives

Donald P Newman	officer: Chief Financial Officer	224 S 108TH AVENUE, OMAHA NE 68154
Sylvia Summers	director	200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Malyn K Malquist	director	10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Ej Jake Garn	director	10653 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Scott K Sorensen	officer: Chief Financial Officer	10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095