Boston Omaha (Boston Omaha) Debt-to-Equity : 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Boston Omaha Debt-to-Equity?

Boston Omaha's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.90 Mil. Boston Omaha's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $82.96 Mil. Boston Omaha's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $538.21 Mil. Boston Omaha's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

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 Boston Omaha's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BOC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.18 Max: 0.2
Current: 0.17

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Boston Omaha was 0.20. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.18.

BOC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.87% of 846 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs BOC: 0.17

Boston Omaha Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boston Omaha's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Boston Omaha Debt-to-Equity Chart

Boston Omaha Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.20

0.18

0.17

Boston Omaha Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.18	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17

Competitive Comparison of Boston Omaha's Debt-to-Equity

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Boston Omaha'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.

Boston Omaha's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Boston Omaha's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Boston Omaha Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Boston Omaha'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
	=	(5.9	+	82.961)	/	538.207
	=	0.17

Boston Omaha'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
	=	(5.9	+	82.961)	/	538.207
	=	0.17

Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) 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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Boston Omaha (Boston Omaha) Business Description

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Address

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3300, Omaha, NE, USA, 68102

Website

https://www.bostonomaha.com

Boston Omaha Corp is a US-based company which invests in real estate. Its operations include its ownership of multiple billboards in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Alabama and equity method investments in several real estate companies. The company operates three separate lines of business, outdoor billboard advertising, surety insurance and related brokerage activities, and broadband services. It also engages in investments in real estate management and related activities. The company generates the majority of the revenue from billboard rentals.

Executives

Joshua Paul Weisenburger	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1411 HARNEY ST. SUITE 200, OMAHA NE 68102
Jeffrey C Royal	director	5420 NICHOLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68132
Adam K Peterson	10 percent owner	1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Alexander Buffett Rozek	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer	292 NEWBURY ST #333, BOSTON MA 02115
Brendan Joseph Keating	director	8918 SPANISH RIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89148
Steven Charles Mcghie	officer: See Remarks	BOSTON OMAHA CORPORATION, 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
David John Herman	officer: See Remarks	BOSTON OMAHA CORPORATION, 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Vishnu Srinivasan	director	C/O BOSTON OMAHA CORPORATION, 292 NEWBURY ST. SUITE 333, BOSTON MA 02115
Kenan Frank H. Ii	director	C/O BOSTON OMAHA CORPORATION.,, 292 NEWBURY ST. SUITE 333, BOSTON MA 02115
Joseph Max Meisinger	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	BOSTON OMAHA CORPORATION, 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Boulderado Group, Llc	other: Manager is Director and Co-CEO	292 NEWBURY STREET, SUITE 333, BOSTON MA 02115
Bradford B Briner	director	705 GIMGHOUL ROAD, CHAPEL HILL NC 27514
Magnolia Boc Ii, Lp	10 percent owner	1411 HARNEY ST., SUITE 200, OMAHA NE 68102
Magnolia Capital Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
William Scott Lafoy	officer: CEO of Link Media Holdings,LLC	C/O LINK MEDIA OUTDOOR, 200 MANSELL CT. EAST, BLDG 200 STE. 360, ROSWELL GA 30076