Ruth's Hospitality Group (Ruth's Hospitality Group) Debt-to-Equity : 1.80 (As of Mar. 2023)

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What is Ruth's Hospitality Group Debt-to-Equity?

Ruth's Hospitality Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $14.3 Mil. Ruth's Hospitality Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $237.2 Mil. Ruth's Hospitality Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $139.6 Mil. Ruth's Hospitality Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 1.80.

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 Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

RUTH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.19 Med: 0.91 Max: 5.2
Current: 1.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group was 5.20. The lowest was -2.19. And the median was 0.91.

RUTH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 0.95 vs RUTH: 1.80

Ruth's Hospitality Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Ruth's Hospitality Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Ruth's Hospitality Group Annual Data

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Dec15

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Dec18

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Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

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0.46

3.20

3.22

2.07

2.01

Ruth's Hospitality Group Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.94	1.94	1.95	2.01	1.80

Competitive Comparison of Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Ruth's Hospitality Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(16.557	+	248.804)	/	132.331
	=	2.01

Ruth's Hospitality Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(14.308	+	237.205)	/	139.638
	=	1.80

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NAS:RUTH) 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.

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Ruth's Hospitality Group (Ruth's Hospitality Group) Business Description

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Address

1030 W. Canton Avenue, Suite 100, Winter Park, FL, USA, 32789

Website

https://www.rhgi.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc operates or franchises more than 150 fine-dining restaurants under the name Ruth's Chris Steak House. The company has two reportable segments namely owned steakhouse and franchise operations. It generates maximum revenue from owned steakhouse segment. The company revenues are derived from the sale of food and beverage. It also has a presence in Aruba, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Executives

Mark Kupferman	officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer	1030 WEST CANTON AVENUE, SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Susan Mirdamadi	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer	1030 W CANTON AVE STE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Michael P Odonnell	director, officer: President, CEO and Director	9659 PRESTON TRAIL WEST, PONTE VEDRA BEACH FL 32082
Mary Baglivo	director	C/O SAATCHI & SAATCHI, 17 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Marie Perry	director	26745 MALIBU HILLS RD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Stephen M King	director	2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
David Hyatt	officer: Chief People Officer	1030 W. CANTON AVE., SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Marcy Norwood Lynch	officer: See Remarks	1030 W. CANTON AVENUE, SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Kristy Chipman	officer: See Remarks	1030 W. CANTON AVENUE, SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Alice G Givens	officer: SVP, General Counsel	4901 BAKERS MILL LANE, RICHMOND VA 23230
Cheryl Janet Henry	officer: Chief Branding Officer	C/O RUTH'S HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC., 1030 W. CANTON AVENUE, STE. 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Kevin W Toomy	officer: P&COO- Ruth's Chris Steak Hse	500 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, SUITE 100, HEATHROW FL 32746
Alan Vituli	director	968 JAMES STREET, SYRACUSE NY 13203
Carla Cooper	director	555 W. MONROE STREET, #08-01, CHICAGO IL 60661
Arne G. Haak	officer: Chief Financial Officer / EVP	1839 SENECA BOULEVARD, WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708