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VIPS (Vipshop Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : 0.13 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Vipshop Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Vipshop Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $620 Mil. Vipshop Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $82 Mil. Vipshop Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $5,547 Mil. Vipshop Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.13.

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

VIPS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.14   Max: 1.17
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Vipshop Holdings was 1.17. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.14.

VIPS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
85.03% of 1009 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs VIPS: 0.13

Vipshop Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vipshop Holdings'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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Vipshop Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Vipshop Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.06 0.08

Vipshop Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.08 0.16 0.08 0.13

Competitive Comparison of Vipshop Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Vipshop Holdings'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.


Vipshop Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Vipshop Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Vipshop Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Vipshop Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

* 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.


Vipshop Holdings  (NYSE:VIPS) 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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Vipshop Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
128 Dingxin Road, Haizhu District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510220
Vipshop is a leading Chinese online discount retailer offering branded products at attractive discounts ranging from 10%-90% off their original price through daily flash sales. It operates warehousing, retailing, product procurements, software development, and information technology support in-house while outsourcing to third-party logistics providers for distribution and shipments. Branded products on Vipshop's platform are sourced mostly through a consignment model with over 29,000 global partners as of Dec. 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Eric Ya Shen, chairman and CEO, has 63.1% voting rights and a 30.9% stake while Arthur Xiaobo Hong, vice chairman and COO, has a 17.6% stake. Leading Chinese social media firm and strategic shareholder Tencent also holds an 11.8% interest.