Levi Strauss (Levi Strauss) Debt-to-Equity : 1.09 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Levi Strauss Debt-to-Equity?

Levi Strauss's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $250 Mil. Levi Strauss's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,904 Mil. Levi Strauss's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,976 Mil. Levi Strauss's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.09.

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

LEVI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65 Med: 1.33 Max: 2.92
Current: 1.09

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Levi Strauss was 2.92. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.33.

LEVI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
77.22% of 935 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.44 vs LEVI: 1.09

Levi Strauss Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Levi Strauss Debt-to-Equity Chart

Levi Strauss Annual Data

Trend

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Nov23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.65

2.05

1.35

1.10

1.07

Levi Strauss Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.13	1.15	1.09	1.07	1.09

Competitive Comparison of Levi Strauss's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Levi Strauss'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.

Levi Strauss's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Levi Strauss's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Levi Strauss Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Levi Strauss's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 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
	=	(258	+	1922.5)	/	2046.4
	=	1.07

Levi Strauss's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 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
	=	(249.9	+	1903.8)	/	1976.1
	=	1.09

Levi Strauss (NYSE:LEVI) 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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Levi Strauss (Levi Strauss) Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111

Website

https://www.levistrauss.com

Levi Strauss & Co is involved in designing, marketing, and selling products that include jeans, casual and dresses pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories directly or through third parties and licensees for men, women, and children under Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands. The company manages its business according to three regional segments: the Americas, which is the key revenue driver; Europe; and Asia.

Executives

Elizabeth T O'neill	officer: EVP & Pres.Prod., Innov. Supp.	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Tracy Layney	officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David Jedrzejek	officer: SVP and General Counsel	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Seth Jaffe	officer: EVP & General Counsel	3250 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109
Margaret E. Haas	10 percent owner	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lisa Stirling	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Michelle Gass	director, officer: President	2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Seth M. Ellison	officer: EVP & President, Europe	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jennifer A. Sey	officer: Brand President	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David A Friedman	director	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Patricia Salas Pineda	director	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Elizabeth H Eisenhardt	10 percent owner	1155 BATTERY ST, C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES CO., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jennifer C. Haas	10 percent owner	C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES COMPANY, 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bradley J. Haas	10 percent owner	C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES COMPANY, 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Haas Peter E. Jr.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111