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Illovo Sugar (Illovo Sugar) Debt-to-Equity : 1.03 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Illovo Sugar Debt-to-Equity?

Illovo Sugar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $204 Mil. Illovo Sugar's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $181 Mil. Illovo Sugar's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $373 Mil. Illovo Sugar's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 1.03.

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

ILVOF's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 0.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Illovo Sugar Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Illovo Sugar'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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Illovo Sugar Debt-to-Equity Chart

Illovo Sugar Annual Data
Trend Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.38 0.39 0.42 0.50

Illovo Sugar Semi-Annual Data
Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Sep09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15
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 0.54 0.42 0.57 0.50 1.03

Competitive Comparison of Illovo Sugar's Debt-to-Equity

For the Confectioners subindustry, Illovo Sugar'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.


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

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

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



Illovo Sugar Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Illovo Sugar's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Illovo Sugar's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 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.


Illovo Sugar  (OTCPK:ILVOF) 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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Illovo Sugar (Illovo Sugar) Business Description

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Illovo Sugar Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of sugar and downstream products in Africa. It offers consumer and industrial sugar, including refined and unrefined sugar, such as white, brown, and specialty sugar.

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