Sylvamo (Sylvamo) Debt-to-Equity : 1.06 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Sylvamo Debt-to-Equity?

Sylvamo's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $28 Mil. Sylvamo's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $931 Mil. Sylvamo's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $901 Mil. Sylvamo's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06.

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

SLVM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 1.06 Max: 7.68
Current: 1.06

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sylvamo was 7.68. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 1.06.

SLVM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.11% of 265 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.51 vs SLVM: 1.06

Sylvamo Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sylvamo'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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Sylvamo Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sylvamo Annual Data

Trend

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.01

7.68

1.52

1.06

Sylvamo Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												1.52	1.34	1.20	1.20	1.06

Competitive Comparison of Sylvamo's Debt-to-Equity

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sylvamo'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.

Sylvamo's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

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

Sylvamo Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sylvamo's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year 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
	=	(28	+	931)	/	901
	=	1.06

Sylvamo'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
	=	(28	+	931)	/	901
	=	1.06

Sylvamo (NYSE:SLVM) 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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Sylvamo (Sylvamo) Business Description

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Address

6077 Primacy Parkway, Memphis, TN, USA, 38119

Website

https://www.sylvamo.com

Sylvamo Corp is an uncoated papers company with a broad portfolio of top-tier brands and low-cost, large-scale paper mills, it produces uncoated freesheet (UFS) for paper products such as cut size and offset paper, as well as market pulp. The company offers Copy and Printer papers, Commercial Printing papers, Converting papers, and Specialty papers. It operates in three geographical segments: Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Executives

Hirschfeld Tatiana Kalman	officer: SVP & GM, Latin America	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
John V Sims	director, officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer	C/O INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Karl L Meyers	director	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Kevin W Ferguson	officer: VP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off.	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Thomas A Cleves	officer: SVP, Corporate Affairs	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Mark Wilde	director	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6077 PRIMACY PARKWAY, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Citigroup Inc	10 percent owner	388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
International Paper Co /new/	10 percent owner	6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Matthew Barron	officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	C/O SYLVAMO CORPORATION, 6400 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38197
Atlas Capital Resources Gp Iv Llc	10 percent owner	100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Atlas Capital Gp Iv Lp	10 percent owner	100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Acr Group Paper Holdings Lp	10 percent owner	100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Andrew M Bursky	10 percent owner
Timothy J Fazio	10 percent owner	ATLAS HOLDINGS LLC, 100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Acr Group Paper Holdings Jr Gp Llc	10 percent owner	100 NORTHFIELD STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830