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CalAtlantic Group (CalAtlantic Group) Debt-to-Equity : 0.92 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is CalAtlantic Group Debt-to-Equity?

CalAtlantic Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $296 Mil. CalAtlantic Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $3,679 Mil. CalAtlantic Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $4,329 Mil. CalAtlantic Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.92.

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

CAA's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.535
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

CalAtlantic Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for CalAtlantic Group'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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CalAtlantic Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

CalAtlantic Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.30 1.32 1.31 0.98 0.87

CalAtlantic Group Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.91 0.87 0.83 0.92 0.92

Competitive Comparison of CalAtlantic Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Residential Construction subindustry, CalAtlantic Group'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.


CalAtlantic Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CalAtlantic Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



CalAtlantic Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

CalAtlantic Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

CalAtlantic Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 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.


CalAtlantic Group  (NYSE:CAA) 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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CalAtlantic Group (CalAtlantic Group) Business Description

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CalAtlantic Group Inc is an American residential construction company that was formed in 2015 as a result of the merger between Ryland Homes and Standard Pacific, two of America's homebuilders. The company mainly constructs single-family housing communities in metropolitan areas across California, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas, Texas, Colorado, and Nevada. CalAtlantic typically builds luxury single-family homes with average selling prices around $400,000 and completes more than 10,000 homes annually.
Executives
William L Jews director C/O FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 203, COLUMBIA, MD 21046
Norman J Metcalfe director 2007 BAYADERE TERRACE, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Douglas C Jacobs director
Wendy L Marlett officer: CMO & EVP Sales & Marketing C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Robert E Mellor director SEVEN MADRONE AVE, KENTFIELD CA 94904
Scott D Stowell director, officer: Executive Chairman
Jeffrey Joseph Mccall officer: EVP & CFO 26 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Bruce A Choate director
Matlinpatterson Global Advisers Llc 10 percent owner 70 EAST 55TH ST., 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matlinpatterson Asset Management Llc 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter Schoels director GLOBAL AERO LOGISTICS INC., 101 WORLD DRIVE, PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
David J Matlin director, 10 percent owner
Matlinpatterson Llc 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John R. Peshkin director 15360 BARRANCA PARKWAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Mark R Patterson 10 percent owner

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