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Novanta (Novanta) Debt-to-Equity : 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Novanta Debt-to-Equity?

Novanta's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.9 Mil. Novanta's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $390.7 Mil. Novanta's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $673.5 Mil. Novanta's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

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

NOVT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.59   Max: 0.95
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Novanta was 0.95. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.59.

NOVT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
72.74% of 2197 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs NOVT: 0.60

Novanta Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novanta'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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Novanta Debt-to-Equity Chart

Novanta 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 0.66 0.54 0.95 0.85 0.60

Novanta 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 0.85 0.80 0.74 0.63 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Novanta's Debt-to-Equity

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Novanta'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.


Novanta's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Novanta's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Novanta Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Novanta'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.


Novanta  (NAS:NOVT) 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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Novanta (Novanta) Business Description

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Address
125 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730
Novanta Inc manufactures photonic and motion-control components for original equipment manufacturers in the medical equipment and industrial technology markets. The firm operates in three segments: photonics, vision, and precision motion. The photonics segment, which sells photonics-based products that include carbon dioxide lasers, laser scanning, super-resolution imaging lasers, and laser beam delivery items. The vision segment sells medical-grade technologies, including visualization solutions, imaging informatics products, and thermal printers contributing the majority of revenue. The precision motion segment sells optical encoders, motion control technology, and precision machined components. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the United States and Europe.
Executives
Robert Buckley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730-1409
Matthijs Glastra officer: Group President,Laser Products C/O GSI GROUP CORPORATION, 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Brian S Young officer: Executive VP, Human Resources C/O 25 CORPORATE DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Thomas N Secor director GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Barbara B. Hulit director C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Michele Davis Welsh officer: General Counsel C/O NOVANTA INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Solomon Darlene J. S. director 6070 PARKLAND BLVD., MAYFIELD HTS. OH 44124
Peter L Chang officer: Vice President-Corp Controller C/O GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Katherine Ann Owen director 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD., KALAMAZOO MI 49002
Maxine Lum Mauricio director 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Stephen W Bershad director 66 ARROYO HONDO TRAIL, SANTA FE NM 87508
Deborah Disanzo director 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Lonny J Carpenter director 2825 AIRVIEW BOULEVARD, KALAMAZOO MI 49002
Brian Douglas King director C/O NOVANTA INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730