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KBC Groupe NV (KBC Groupe NV) Debt-to-Equity : 1.08 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is KBC Groupe NV Debt-to-Equity?

KBC Groupe NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. KBC Groupe NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $28,578 Mil. KBC Groupe NV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26,457 Mil. KBC Groupe NV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.08.

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 KBC Groupe NV's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KBCSF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 0.9   Max: 1.12
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of KBC Groupe NV was 1.12. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 0.90.

KBCSF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
65.54% of 1393 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs KBCSF: 1.08

KBC Groupe NV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for KBC Groupe NV'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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KBC Groupe NV Debt-to-Equity Chart

KBC Groupe NV 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 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.87 1.08

KBC Groupe NV 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 0.87 0.90 1.04 1.08 1.08

Competitive Comparison of KBC Groupe NV's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, KBC Groupe NV'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.


KBC Groupe NV's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, KBC Groupe NV's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



KBC Groupe NV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

KBC Groupe NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

KBC Groupe NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


KBC Groupe NV  (OTCPK:KBCSF) 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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KBC Groupe NV (KBC Groupe NV) Business Description

Address
Havenlaan 2, Brussels, BEL, B-1080
KBC was formed in 1998 by the merger of Belgian commercial bank Kredietbank, cooperative farmers bank CERA Bank, and cooperative insurer ABB Verzekering. KBC offers banking, insurance, and investment products. Belgium and the Czech Republic account for the bulk of KBC's profits, while the bank has smaller operations in Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria.

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