Alfa Laval AB (Alfa Laval AB) Debt-to-Equity : 0.44 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Alfa Laval AB Debt-to-Equity?

Alfa Laval AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $478 Mil. Alfa Laval AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,102 Mil. Alfa Laval AB's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,610 Mil. Alfa Laval AB's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.44.

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 Alfa Laval AB's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ALFVY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 0.52 Max: 1.05
Current: 0.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Alfa Laval AB was 1.05. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.52.

ALFVY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
62.33% of 2620 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs ALFVY: 0.44

Alfa Laval AB Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alfa Laval AB's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Alfa Laval AB Debt-to-Equity Chart

Alfa Laval AB Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.54

0.40

0.34

0.51

0.44

Alfa Laval AB 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.51	0.47	0.52	0.47	0.44

Competitive Comparison of Alfa Laval AB's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Alfa Laval AB'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.

Alfa Laval AB's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Alfa Laval AB's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Alfa Laval AB Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Alfa Laval AB'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
	=	(478.28	+	1101.817)	/	3610.299
	=	0.44

Alfa Laval AB'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
	=	(478.28	+	1101.817)	/	3610.299
	=	0.44

Alfa Laval AB (OTCPK:ALFVY) 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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Alfa Laval AB (Alfa Laval AB) Business Description

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Address

Rudeboksvagen 1, P.O. Box 73, Lund, SWE, SE-221 00

Website

https://www.alfalaval.com

Alfa Laval is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered equipment, primarily in the areas of separation, heat transfer, and fluid handling used by a diverse range of customers spanning the food, water, energy, and marine industry verticals. These products play a key role in a number of industrial processes, and Alfa Laval enjoys a leading position in all three areas. Alfa Laval's history stretches back 140 years to when its first separator was developed. The company is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange.