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Lifetime Brands (Lifetime Brands) Debt-to-Equity : 1.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lifetime Brands Debt-to-Equity?

Lifetime Brands's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.8 Mil. Lifetime Brands's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $266.2 Mil. Lifetime Brands's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $230.9 Mil. Lifetime Brands's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.23.

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 Lifetime Brands's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LCUT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 1.17   Max: 1.77
Current: 1.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lifetime Brands was 1.77. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 1.17.

LCUT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.8% of 384 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs LCUT: 1.24

Lifetime Brands Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifetime Brands'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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Lifetime Brands Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lifetime Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.77 1.73 1.37 1.43 1.24

Lifetime Brands 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 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 1.43 1.54 1.39 1.38 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Lifetime Brands's Debt-to-Equity

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Lifetime Brands'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.


Lifetime Brands's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lifetime Brands's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifetime Brands Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lifetime Brands's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Lifetime Brands'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.


Lifetime Brands  (NAS:LCUT) 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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Lifetime Brands (Lifetime Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY, USA, 11530
Lifetime Brands Inc is a U.S. based company that designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other products used in the home and markets its products under brands such as Farberware, KitchenAid, Cuisine de France, and others. The company markets and sells its products principally on a wholesale basis to retailers. It also markets and sells a limited selection of its products directly to consumers through its Pfaltzgraff, Mikasa, Fred, and Friends, Built NY, and Lifetime Sterling. Its products include kitchen tools, gadgets, cutlery, dinnerware, and glassware. The segments of the company are the U.S. and International. It derives a majority of the revenue from the U.S. segment which includes the domestic operations of the company's business.
Executives
Robert Bruce Kay director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Daniel Siegel officer: Executive Vice-President C/O LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Craig Phillips director, officer: Executive Vice President LIFETIME BRANDS INC., 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Laurence Winoker officer: SVP Finance/CFO/Treasurer
Veronique Gabai-pinsky director C-O VERA WANG GROUP, 15 EAST 26TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10010
Rachael Jarosh director 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Michael J Jeary director 8 BELKNAP LANE, RUMSON NJ 07760
Dennis E Reaves director C/O LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Bruce G Pollack director 30 ROCKEFEELER PLAZA, SUITE 5050, NEW YORK NY 10020
Michael J Regan director 14 BRENNER PLACE, DEMAREST NJ 07627
Michael Schnabel director 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
Centre Partners V, L.p. 10 percent owner 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Centre Capital Investors V Lp 10 percent owner 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, New York NY 10022
Ronald Shittan director C/O LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
William U Westerfield director C/O LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., 1000 STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY NY 11530