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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Louisiana-Pacific's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6 Mil. Louisiana-Pacific's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $372 Mil. Louisiana-Pacific's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,557 Mil. Louisiana-Pacific's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

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

LPX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.32   Max: 0.74
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Louisiana-Pacific was 0.74. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.32.

LPX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65.07% of 1503 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs LPX: 0.24

Louisiana-Pacific Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Louisiana-Pacific'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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Louisiana-Pacific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.32 0.32 0.28 0.24

Louisiana-Pacific 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.26 0.29 0.25 0.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Louisiana-Pacific'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.


Louisiana-Pacific Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Louisiana-Pacific's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Louisiana-Pacific Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Louisiana-Pacific's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Louisiana-Pacific'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.


Louisiana-Pacific  (NYSE:LPX) 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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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1610 West End Ave, Suite 200, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
Louisiana-Pacific is primarily an oriented strand board producer, while offering engineered wood siding used in home construction and repair and remodel projects. The company is largely exposed to the North American housing market but has also established capacity in Brazil and Chile.
Executives
Michael W Blosser officer: SVP, Manufacturing Services 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Lizanne C Gottung director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 200, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Derek Nelson Doyle officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Alan Haughie officer: EVP, CFO 860 RIDGE LAKE BLVD., MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jimmy Earl Mason officer: EVP & General Manager of OSB 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219-1711
Jose A Bayardo director 11700 OLD KATY ROAD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Robin H Everhart officer: SVP, CHRO 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Nicole C Daniel officer: SVP, General Counsel 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
William Bradley Southern officer: Senior Vice President 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael Sims officer: SVP Sales and Marketing 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Neil Sherman officer: SVP EWP 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37129
Jason Paul Ringbloom officer: EVP OSB 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Kurt M Landgraf director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gary Cook director C/O TRIMERIS, INC., 3500 PARAMOUNT PARKWAY, MORRISVILLE NC 27560