L'Oreal (L'Oreal) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.30 (As of Dec. 2023)

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L'Oreal's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,782 Mil. L'Oreal's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,697 Mil. L'Oreal's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $31,706 Mil. L'Oreal's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.30.

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

LRLCY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.09 Max: 0.3
Current: 0.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of L'Oreal was 0.30. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.09.

LRLCY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
58.28% of 1642 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs LRLCY: 0.30

L'Oreal Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for L'Oreal'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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L'Oreal Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.10

0.09

0.27

0.21

0.30

L'Oreal Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.27	0.31	0.21	0.35	0.30

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, L'Oreal'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.

L'Oreal Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

L'Oreal Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

L'Oreal'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
	=	(2782.116	+	6696.619)	/	31705.889
	=	0.30

L'Oreal'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
	=	(2782.116	+	6696.619)	/	31705.889
	=	0.30

L'Oreal (OTCPK:LRLCY) 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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L'Oreal (L'Oreal) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

41, Rue Martre, Clichy Cedex, Paris, FRA, 92117

Website

https://www.loreal.com

Founded in 1909, L'Oreal has grown into the largest beauty company in the world, participating in categories including skincare (40% of 2022 sales), makeup (20%), haircare (27%), fragrance (9%), and sanitary products (4%). The firm also has a diversified geographic footprint, generating 32% of sales in its home market of Western Europe, 25% from North America, 19% in North Asia, and the rest from various emerging markets across South Asia, Latin America, and Africa. L'Oreal owns a mix of premium and mass beauty brands sold through a wide range of channels such as mass retail, drugstores, department stores, travel retail, e-commerce, hair salons, and medi-spas. Leading brands include Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Maybelline, Kiehl's, L'Oreal Paris, Kerastase, CeraVe, Garnier, and Armani.

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