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 Lululemon Athletica's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LULU'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.34 Max: 0.49
Current: 0.34
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lululemon Athletica was 0.49. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.34.
LULU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than 65.83% of 992
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.60
vs LULU: 0.34
Lululemon Athletica Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lululemon Athletica'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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Lululemon Athletica Annual Data
Trend
Jan13
Jan14
Jan15
Jan16
Jan17
Jan18
Jan19
Jan20
Jan21
Jan22
Debt-to-Equity
-
-
0.38
0.31
0.32
Lululemon Athletica Quarterly Data
Jul17
Oct17
Jan18
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Debt-to-Equity
0.30
0.30
0.32
0.32
0.34
Competitive Comparison
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Lululemon Athletica'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.
Lululemon Athletica Debt-to-Equity Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lululemon Athletica's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lululemon Athletica's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
Lululemon Athletica Debt-to-Equity Calculation
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
Lululemon Athletica's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2022 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.
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.
Lululemon Athletica Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and girls. Lululemon offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for both leisure and athletic activities such as yoga and running. The company also sells fitness accessories, such as bags, yoga mats, and equipment. Lululemon sells its products through more than 550 company-owned stores in 17 countries, e-commerce, outlets, and wholesale accounts. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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