Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Debt-to-Equity : 0.32 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Socket Mobile's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.47 Mil. Socket Mobile's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.81 Mil. Socket Mobile's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.42 Mil. Socket Mobile's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.32.

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

SCKT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.24 Max: 2.4
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Socket Mobile was 2.40. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.24.

SCKT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
53.01% of 2196 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs SCKT: 0.32

Socket Mobile Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Socket Mobile's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.22

0.20

0.11

0.26

0.32

Socket Mobile Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.26	0.26	0.34	0.35	0.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Socket Mobile'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.

Socket Mobile Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Socket Mobile Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Socket Mobile'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
	=	(3.469	+	2.809)	/	19.42
	=	0.32

Socket Mobile'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
	=	(3.469	+	2.809)	/	19.42
	=	0.32

Socket Mobile (NAS:SCKT) 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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Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Business Description

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Address

40675 Encyclopedia Circle, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538

Website

https://www.socketmobile.com

Socket Mobile Inc is a producer of data capture products. The company's products are integrated into mobile applications used in mobile point of sale (mPOS), commercial services (field workers), asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics (goods tracking and movement), event management (ticketing, entry, access control, and identification), medical and education. The company offers barcode scanning products for both one-dimensional, including imager and laser, and two-dimensional barcode scanning in standard and durable cases. The company's geographical segments are the United States, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States.

Executives

Kevin J Mills	director, officer: President and CEO	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Charlie Bass	director	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Giacomo Marini	director	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Laura Weinstein	director	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard L Ott	officer: Chief Technical Officer	37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
David A. Holmes	officer: Chief Business Officer	39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Lynn Zhao	officer: Vice President and Controller	39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
David W Dunlap	officer: CFO	37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
Ivan Lazarev	director	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Parnell William L. Jr	director	40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Nelson C Chan	director	C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Brenton Earl Macdonald	director	39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
James Lopez	officer: VP Marketing & Business Dev.	39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Erik L. Fidel	director	39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Kevin R Jost	director	10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77042