Lululemon Athletica (Lululemon Athletica) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.33 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Lululemon Athletica's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $249 Mil. Lululemon Athletica's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,154 Mil. Lululemon Athletica's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $4,232 Mil. Lululemon Athletica's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.33.

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: 0.31 Med: 0.33 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lululemon Athletica was 0.38. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.33.

LULU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
66.93% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs LULU: 0.33

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

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

0.38

0.31

0.32

0.34

0.33

Lululemon Athletica Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity																0.34	0.33	0.34	0.33	0.33

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. 2024 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
	=	(249.27	+	1154.012)	/	4232.081
	=	0.33

Lululemon Athletica's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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
	=	(249.27	+	1154.012)	/	4232.081
	=	0.33

Lululemon Athletica (NAS:LULU) 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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Lululemon Athletica (Lululemon Athletica) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

LULU:Mexico 33L:Germany 33L:Germany 33L:Germany L1UL34:Brazil LULU:Austria

Address

1818 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6J 1C7

Website

https://www.lululemon.com

Lululemon Athletica designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel, footwear, 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 680 company-owned stores in 19 countries, e-commerce, outlets, and wholesale accounts. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Executives

Meghan Frank	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Nicole Neuburger	officer: Chief Brand Officer	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Calvin Mcdonald	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Celeste Burgoyne	officer: Pres Americas&Global Guest	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Shane Grant	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Michelle Sun Choe	officer: Chief Product Officer	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
David M Mussafer	director	C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 75 STATE ST 29TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02104
Isabel Mahe	director	ONE APPLE PARK WAY, MS169:2CL, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Kathryn Henry	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA, INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Kourtney Gibson	director	C/O MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Alison Loehnis	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J1C7
Andre Maestrini	officer: EVP, International	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Glenn Murphy	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J1C7
Martin Michael Casey	director
Jon Mcneill	director	45500 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538