Ferro (FOE) Debt-to-Equity : 0.50 (As of Dec. 2021)

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What is Ferro Debt-to-Equity?

Ferro's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $9 Mil. Ferro's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $260 Mil. Ferro's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $538 Mil. Ferro's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 0.50.

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

FOE's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Ferro Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Ferro Debt-to-Equity Chart

Ferro Annual Data

Trend

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Debt-to-Equity

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2.18

2.16

2.28

1.89

0.50

Ferro Quarterly Data
	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.89	0.78	0.74	0.72	0.50

Competitive Comparison of Ferro's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ferro'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.

Ferro's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ferro's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Ferro Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Ferro's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 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
	=	(8.964	+	260.159)	/	538.384
	=	0.50

Ferro's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 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
	=	(8.964	+	260.159)	/	538.384
	=	0.50

Ferro (NYSE:FOE) 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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Ferro (FOE) Business Description

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Address

6060 Parkland Boulevard, Suite 250, Mayfield Heights, OH, USA, 44124

Website

https://www.ferro.com

Ferro corp produces specialty materials sold to manufacturers in various industries. The company operates in two segments: functional coatings and color solutions. Its product portfolio includes frits, porcelain and other glass enamels, glazes, stains, decorating colors, pigments, inks, polishing materials, dielectrics, electronic glasses, and other specialty coatings. The functional coatings segment contributes the majority of the company's revenue. Ferro's products have applications in various markets such as electronics, appliances, automotive, consumer, sanitary, and packaging. Its geographical segments are Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; the United States; Asia-Pacific; and Latin America. EMEA generates the most revenue, closely followed by the U.S.

Executives

Andrew T Henke	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	6060 PARKLAND BLVD SUITE 250 MAYFIELD HEIGHTS OH 44124
Allen A Spizzo	director	1313 N MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Andrew M Ross	director	6060 PARKLAND BLVD, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44124
David A Lorber	director	C/O FRONTFOUR CAPITAL GROUP LLC, 35 MASON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Benjamin Schlater	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O FERRO CORPORATION 6060 PARKLAND BLVD SUITE 250 MAYFIELD HEIGHTS OH 44124
Ronald P Vargo	director	41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SUITE 202, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Marran H. Ogilvie	director	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter T Thomas	officer: Vice President	1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Mark Hugo Duesenberg	officer: General Counsel	1000 LAKESIDE CLEVELAND OH 44114
James Barna	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O FERRO CORPORATION 6060 PARKLAND BLVD, SUITE 250, MAYFIELD HEIGHTS OH 44124
Ann Killian	officer: Vice President	1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND OH 44114
Jeffry N Quinn	director	12935 NORTH FORTY DRIVE, SUITE 201, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Jeffrey L Rutherford	officer: V.P and CFO	15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Timothy K Pistell	director	PARKER HANNIFIN CORP, 6035 PARKLAND BLVD, CLEVELAND OH 44112
Kong Peter T M	director	KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC., 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FT. WASHINGTON PA 19034