WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.86 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is WestRock Co Debt-to-Equity?

WestRock Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $462 Mil. WestRock Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,236 Mil. WestRock Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,148 Mil. WestRock Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.86.

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

WRK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 0.7 Max: 0.99
Current: 0.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of WestRock Co was 0.99. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.70.

WRK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
75.29% of 340 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs WRK: 0.86

WestRock Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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WestRock Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.86

0.89

0.70

0.68

0.85

WestRock Co Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.82	0.99	0.90	0.85	0.86

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co'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.

WestRock Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

WestRock Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

WestRock Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(533	+	8050.9)	/	10080.7
	=	0.85

WestRock Co'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
	=	(462.3	+	8235.9)	/	10147.8
	=	0.86

WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) 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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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Business Description

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Address

1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.westrock.com

WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.

Executives

Currey M Russell	director	PO BOX 4098, NORCROSS GA 30091
John L O'neal	officer: President, Global Paper	1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
James E Nevels	director	C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Samuel W. Shoemaker	officer: President, Consumer Packaging	1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Dmitri L Stockton	director	777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas Stigers	officer: President, Mill Operations	1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Denise R Singleton	officer: EVP, GC and Secretary	3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jean Savage	director	14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
David B Sewell	officer: Chief Executive Officer	101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Alexander W Pease	officer: Chief Financial Officer	5605 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, SUTIE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Patrick M. Kivits	officer: Pres, Consumer PKG	1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Peter C Durette	officer: President, Corrugated Pkg.	MEADWESTVACO, 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-0501
Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich	officer: President - Corrugated Pkging	504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS GA 30071
Steven C Voorhees	director, officer: CEO - President	214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Patrick Edward Lindner	officer: President, Consumer Packaging	501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219