SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) Debt-to-Equity : 3.64 (As of Aug. 2018)

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What is SUPERVALU Debt-to-Equity?

SUPERVALU's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $30 Mil. SUPERVALU's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $1,557 Mil. SUPERVALU's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $436 Mil. SUPERVALU's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 3.64.

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

SVU's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.645
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

SUPERVALU Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

SUPERVALU Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-3.76

-4.17

-5.70

3.87

3.78

SUPERVALU Quarterly Data
	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.89	4.77	3.78	3.28	3.64

Competitive Comparison of SUPERVALU's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, SUPERVALU'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.

SUPERVALU's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SUPERVALU's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

SUPERVALU Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

SUPERVALU's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2018 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
	=	(34	+	1873)	/	505
	=	3.78

SUPERVALU's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 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
	=	(30	+	1557)	/	436
	=	3.64

SUPERVALU (NYSE:SVU) 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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SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) Business Description

Industry

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Address

Website

http://www.supervalu.com

Supervalu is a U.S.-based company that consists of two segments: wholesale and retail. The wholesale segment provides wholesale distribution and logistics services to independent retail customers. The retail segment operates through region-based banners, including Cub Foods, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Shop 'n Save, Farm Fresh, and Hornbacher's, along with a few Rainbow and County Market stores. The company provides a broad range of goods, such as grocery, general merchandise, pharmacy, and home, health, and beauty care. The company focuses its business in the domestic market.

Executives

Mathew Pendo	director	C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Frank A Savage	director	7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
De Luzuriaga Francesca Ruiz	director	C/O OFFICE DEPOT, INC., 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, BOCA RATON, FL X1 33496
Irwin Cohen	director	BARBARA BUISMAN 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD EDEN PRAIREI MN 55344
Philip L Francis	director	AT HOME GROUP INC., 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074
Mary A Winston	director	557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012
David William Johnson	officer: VP Controller - CAO	11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Donald R Chappel	director	600 PEACHTREE STREET N.E.,, 55TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30308
Eric G Johnson	director	BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS CO, 20201 S LAGRANGE RD, FRANKFORT IL 60423
Susan S Grafton	officer: SVP Chief Accounting Officer	11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55397
Bruce H Besanko	officer: EVP Chief Oper Officer and CFO	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Karla C Robertson	officer: EVP General Counsel	11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Sam K Duncan	director, officer: Advisor to the Board	11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Matthew E Rubel	director	3231 SE SIXTH AVENUE, TOPEKA KS 66607
Jana Partners Llc	10 percent owner	767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153