Rush Enterprises (Rush Enterprises) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Rush Enterprises's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,193 Mil. Rush Enterprises's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $616 Mil. Rush Enterprises's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,871 Mil. Rush Enterprises's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97.

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

RUSHA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79 Med: 1.47 Max: 1.94
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Rush Enterprises was 1.94. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.47.

RUSHA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
72.43% of 1175 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs RUSHA: 0.97

Rush Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rush Enterprises'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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Rush Enterprises Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.53

0.96

0.79

0.82

0.97

Rush Enterprises 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																0.82	0.84	0.86	0.88	0.97

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Rush Enterprises'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.

Rush Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rush Enterprises's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Rush Enterprises Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Rush Enterprises'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
	=	(1193.301	+	616.133)	/	1870.879
	=	0.97

Rush Enterprises'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
	=	(1193.301	+	616.133)	/	1870.879
	=	0.97

Rush Enterprises (NAS:RUSHA) 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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Rush Enterprises (Rush Enterprises) Business Description

Industry

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Address

555 IH-35 South, Suite 500, New Braunfels, TX, USA, 78130

Website

https://www.rushenterprises.com

Rush Enterprises Inc is a full-service, integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services. The company operates in a single segment; Truck Segment includes the operation of a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the name Rush Truck Centers. It sells commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, and Blue Bird and also provides one-stop service for the needs of commercial vehicle customers, including retail sales of new and used commercial vehicles, aftermarket parts sales, service and repair facilities, financing, leasing and rental, and insurance products. The company's business is concentrated in the United States commercial vehicle markets and related aftermarkets.

Executives

Rush William M Rusty	officer: President & COO	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES INC, 555 IH 35 S., NEW BRAUFELS TX 78130
Steven L Keller	officer: Vice President & CFO	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Amy Boerger	director	2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Jody Pollard	officer: Senior Vice President	555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Michael L Goldstone	officer: VP, General Counsel & CS	555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Scott T Anderson	officer: VP Finance & Insurance	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Michael Mcroberts	officer: Senior Vice President	P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Raymond Joseph Chess	director	1084 ANDANTE CT, OXFORD MI 48370
Derrek Weaver	officer: VP, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Troy A Clarke	director	C/O FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC., 780 THIRD AVE. 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Thor	officer: Senior V.P. of Retail Sales	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
James C Underwood	director	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Elaine Mendoza	director	2223 POSTOAK COURT, SAN ANTONIO TX 78248
Richard J Ryan	officer: S.V.P. Navistar Dealerships	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Thomas A Akin	director	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265