S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.93 (As of Dec. 2023)

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S&W Seed Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.04 Mil. S&W Seed Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.86 Mil. S&W Seed Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $56.75 Mil. S&W Seed Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.93.

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 S&W Seed Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SANW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24 Med: 0.63 Max: 1.26
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of S&W Seed Co was 1.26. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.63.

SANW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
76.31% of 1638 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs SANW: 0.93

S&W Seed Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&W Seed Co'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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S&W Seed Co Annual Data

Trend

Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

Jun18

Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

0.24

0.53

0.63

0.91

0.77

S&W Seed 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																1.26	0.63	0.77	0.80	0.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, S&W Seed 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.

S&W Seed Co Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, S&W Seed Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&W Seed Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

S&W Seed Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

S&W Seed Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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
	=	(48.71	+	4.499)	/	68.756
	=	0.77

S&W Seed 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
	=	(48.043	+	4.862)	/	56.752
	=	0.93

S&W Seed Co (NAS:SANW) 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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S&W Seed Co (S&W Seed Co) Business Description

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Address

2101 Ken Pratt Boulevard, Suite 201, Longmont, CO, USA, 80501

Website

https://www.swseedco.com

S&W Seed Co is a multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company. It is engaged in the breeding, production, and sale of alfalfa seed and sorghum seed. It also has a growing commercial market presence in sunflower and maintains an active stevia development program. The company's seed platform develops and supplies germplasm designed to produce higher yields for farmers worldwide. It produces approximately 500 seed products and has a sale in more than 40 countries. Its geographical segments include the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Africa, and other countries.

Executives

Vanessa Baughman	officer: Interim CFO	C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Mark Herrmann	director	C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
Jennifer C. Price	10 percent owner, other: See remarks	C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark Wong	director, officer: CEO and President	BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP., 1600 BROADWAY, SUITE 2200, DENVER CO 80202
Elizabeth Horton	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 2101 KEN PRATT BLVD., SUITE 201, LONGMONT CO 80501
David Thomas Callachor	officer: Executive VP, International	C/O S&W SEED COMPANY, 106 K STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Mfp Partners Lp	10 percent owner, other: See remarks below	909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, New York NY 10022
Alan D Willits	director	5122 PURDUE AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75209
Matthew K Szot	officer: VP Finance and CFO	802 NORTH DOUTY STREET, HANFORD CA 93230
Robert D Straus	director	230 EAST 44TH ST APT 9C, NEW YORK NY 10017
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc	10 percent owner	450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes	10 percent owner