Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Preformed Line Products Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.1 Mil. Preformed Line Products Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $56.7 Mil. Preformed Line Products Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $416.2 Mil. Preformed Line Products Co'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 Preformed Line Products Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PLPC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.19 Max: 0.28
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Preformed Line Products Co was 0.28. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.19.

PLPC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
63.76% of 2619 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs PLPC: 0.17

Preformed Line Products Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Preformed Line Products Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Preformed Line Products Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.28

0.23

0.22

0.27

0.17

Preformed Line Products Co 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															0.27	0.25	0.25	0.18	0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products Co'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.

Preformed Line Products Co Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Preformed Line Products Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Preformed Line Products Co'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
	=	(15.125	+	56.688)	/	416.164
	=	0.17

Preformed Line Products Co'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
	=	(15.125	+	56.688)	/	416.164
	=	0.17

Preformed Line Products Co (NAS:PLPC) 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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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Business Description

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Address

660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143

Website

https://www.preformed.com

Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in the United States with operations also in The Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.

Executives

Michael E Gibbons	director	15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink	10 percent owner	600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16	10 percent owner	660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman	10 percent owner	C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman	director, 10 percent owner	C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008	10 percent owner	C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr	10 percent owner	600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus	officer: CFO	660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik	officer: VP-Research & Engineering	660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy	officer: V.P. Human Resources	660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr	officer: V.P. - Human Resources	C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David	officer: VP-Research & Engineering	P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth	officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer	660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman	10 percent owner	C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114