Distribution Solutions Group (Distribution Solutions Group) Debt-to-Equity : 0.98 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Distribution Solutions Group Debt-to-Equity?

Distribution Solutions Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $46 Mil. Distribution Solutions Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $603 Mil. Distribution Solutions Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $662 Mil. Distribution Solutions Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.98.

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 Distribution Solutions Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DSGR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.17 Max: 1.5
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Distribution Solutions Group was 1.50. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.17.

DSGR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.19% of 133 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs DSGR: 0.98

Distribution Solutions Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Distribution Solutions Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Distribution Solutions Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.14

0.08

1.50

0.82

0.98

Distribution Solutions Group Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.82	0.81	0.98	0.99	0.98

Competitive Comparison of Distribution Solutions Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Distribution Solutions Group'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.

Distribution Solutions Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Distribution Solutions Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Distribution Solutions Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Distribution Solutions Group'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
	=	(46.1	+	602.946)	/	661.601
	=	0.98

Distribution Solutions Group'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
	=	(46.1	+	602.946)	/	661.601
	=	0.98

Distribution Solutions Group (NAS:DSGR) 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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Distribution Solutions Group (Distribution Solutions Group) Business Description

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Address

8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631

Website

https://www.lawsonproducts.com

Distribution Solutions Group Inc is an industrial distributor of maintenance and repair supplies. It has three operating segments namely Lawson, TestEquity, and Gexpro Services, of which key revenue is derived from the TestEquity segment. The TestEquity segment is a distributor of test and measurement equipment and solutions, electronic production supplies, and tool kits from its leading manufacturer partners supporting the technology, aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, education, and medical industries.

Executives

Cesar Lanuza	officer: President and CEO	8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60634
Lkcm Headwater Investments Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Robert Zamarripa	director	8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., CHICAGO IL 60631
Robert R Connors	officer: See Remarks	POST OFFICE 792, MUNCIE IN 47308-0792
Russ Frazee	officer: See Remarks	8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60634
King Luther Capital Management Corp	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
301 Hw Opus Investors, Llc	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Te Investors, Llc	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Headwater Ii Sidecar Partnership, L.p.	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Headwater Investments Iii, L.p.	10 percent owner	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
David S Lambert	officer: VP, Controller and CAO	770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE., SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Bianca Rhodes	director	8770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60622
Richard D Pufpaf	officer: SVP and General Counsel	8770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Matthew Jay Brown	officer: SVP, Sales	C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVE, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Shane Mccarthy	officer: SVP, Operations	C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631