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ScS Group (LSE:SCS) Debt-to-Equity : 2.22 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is ScS Group Debt-to-Equity?

ScS Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £20.2 Mil. ScS Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £81.1 Mil. ScS Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was £45.6 Mil. ScS Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 2.22.

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

LSE:SCS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.13   Med: 2.61   Max: 5.35
Current: 2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of ScS Group was 5.35. The lowest was 2.13. And the median was 2.61.

LSE:SCS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.63 vs LSE:SCS: 2.22

ScS Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for ScS Group'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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ScS Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

ScS Group Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 5.35 2.61 2.13 2.22

ScS Group Semi-Annual Data
Jan14 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23
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 2.61 2.95 2.13 2.72 2.22

Competitive Comparison of ScS Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, ScS 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.


ScS Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ScS Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



ScS Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

ScS Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

ScS Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 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.


ScS Group  (LSE:SCS) 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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ScS Group (LSE:SCS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
45-49 Villiers Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, GBR, SR1 1HA
ScS Group PLC is a retailer of sofas, carpets, and flooring. It offers a wide range of fabric and leather sofas from its brands such as La-Z-Boy, G Plan, and Parker Knoll.