Prestige Consumer Healthcare (Prestige Consumer Healthcare) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.76 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8 Mil. Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,206 Mil. Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,601 Mil. Prestige Consumer Healthcare's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.76.

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 Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PBH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76 Med: 1.62 Max: 2.85
Current: 0.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Prestige Consumer Healthcare was 2.85. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 1.62.

PBH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.65% of 855 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs PBH: 0.76

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prestige Consumer Healthcare'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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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

1.64

1.51

1.12

0.96

0.95

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.86	0.95	0.90	0.83	0.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Prestige Consumer Healthcare'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.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(9.76	+	1357.331)	/	1447.084
	=	0.94

Prestige Consumer Healthcare'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
	=	(7.838	+	1205.673)	/	1600.577
	=	0.76

Prestige Consumer Healthcare (NYSE:PBH) 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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Prestige Consumer Healthcare (Prestige Consumer Healthcare) Business Description

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Address

660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY, USA, 10591

Website

https://www.prestigebrands.com

Prestige Consumer Healthcare is one of the largest pure-play over-the-counter healthcare providers. It has a diverse portfolio composed of leading brands in niche consumer health categories. Prestige's key brands include Clear Eyes (redness relief), Dramamine (motion sickness relief), Monistat (vaginal anti-fungal), and Summer's Eve (feminine hygiene), and many of its brands enjoy category leadership and recommendations from medical professionals. The firm mainly plays in North America where it generates roughly 85% of its total revenue, and the remaining sales come from Australia, New Zealand, and certain Asian markets.

Executives

Mary Beth Fritz	officer: Senior VP Quality & Regulatory	660 WHITE PLAINS RD, 2ND FL, TARRYTOWN NY 10591
Ronald M. Lombardi	officer: Chief Executive Officer	660 WHITE PLAINS RD., TARRYTOWN NY 10591
James Darecca	director	C/O HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, 125 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Christine Sacco	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O SMART BALANCE, INC., 115 WEST CENTURY ROAD, SUITE 260, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Adel Mekhail	other: EVP, Marketing & Sales	660 WHITE PLAINS RD., 2ND FL, TARRYTOWN NY 10591
William P'pool	officer: See Remarks	2400 WEST LLOYD EXPRESSWAY, EVANSVILLE IL 47721
Celeste A. Clark	director	C/O ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., 9987 CARVER ROAD, BLUE ASH OH 45242
Christopher J Coughlin	director
Natale S Ricciardi	director	C/O MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 725 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA GA 30903
James M Jenness	director	PO BOX 3599, BATTLECREEK MI 49016-3599
John E Byom	director	660 WHITE PLAINS RD., TARRYTOWN NY 10591
Sheila Hopkins	director	C/O WARNACO INC, 90 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Dawn M. Zier	director	600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Jeffrey Zerillo	officer: Senior VP Operations	660 WHITE PLAINS RD, 2ND FL, TARRYTOWN NY 10591
Timothy Connors	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	660 WHITE PLAINS RD., SUITE 205, TARRYTOWN NY 10591