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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.80 (As of Jan. 2024)
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ABM Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $62 Mil. ABM Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,393 Mil. ABM Industries's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,823 Mil. ABM Industries's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.80.

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 ABM Industries's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ABM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.63   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of ABM Industries was 0.99. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.63.

ABM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
67.92% of 932 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs ABM: 0.80

ABM Industries Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABM Industries'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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ABM Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.59 0.64 0.82 0.80

ABM Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.85 0.78 0.80 0.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABM Industries'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.


ABM Industries Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ABM Industries's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



ABM Industries Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

ABM Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

ABM Industries's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


ABM Industries  (NYSE:ABM) 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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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10006
ABM Industries Inc is a provider of integrated facility solutions. It offers its solutions through five segments: Business and Industry, Manufacturing and Distribution, Education, Aviation and Technical solutions. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the business and industry segment, which encompasses janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties and sports and entertainment venues, as well as vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. The company mainly operates in the United States of America.
Executives
Rene Jacobsen officer: Pres - Business & Industry 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Andrea R Newborn officer: EVP/GEN. COUNSEL/CORP. SECTY. ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott B Salmirs officer: Executive Vice President 551 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Dean A Chin officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
James David Devries director ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Joshua H Feinberg officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Raul Javier Valentin officer: EVP and CHRO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Linda Chavez director
Art A Garcia director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Quincy L Allen director 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Earl Ray Ellis officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Sean Michael Mahoney officer: EVP, President-Sales & Mktng ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott J Giacobbe officer: Pres - Building & Energy 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Diego Anthony Scaglione officer: SVP/Treasurer 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Jill Golder director 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087