Lifeloc Technologies (Lifeloc Technologies) Debt-to-Equity : 0.19 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lifeloc Technologies Debt-to-Equity?

Lifeloc Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.05 Mil. Lifeloc Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.17 Mil. Lifeloc Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.36 Mil. Lifeloc Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.19.

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

LCTC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.24 Max: 0.31
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lifeloc Technologies was 0.31. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.24.

LCTC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
61.69% of 2198 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs LCTC: 0.19

Lifeloc Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Lifeloc Technologies Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lifeloc Technologies Annual Data

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0.20

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0.19

Lifeloc Technologies Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.21	0.21	0.20	0.20	0.19

Competitive Comparison of Lifeloc Technologies's Debt-to-Equity

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Lifeloc Technologies'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.

Lifeloc Technologies's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lifeloc Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Lifeloc Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lifeloc Technologies'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
	=	(0.052	+	1.17)	/	6.361
	=	0.19

Lifeloc Technologies'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
	=	(0.052	+	1.17)	/	6.361
	=	0.19

Lifeloc Technologies (OTCPK:LCTC) 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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Lifeloc Technologies (Lifeloc Technologies) Business Description

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Address

12441 West 49th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA, 80033

Website

https://www.lifeloc.com

Lifeloc Technologies Inc is a Colorado-based developer, manufacturer, and marketer of portable hand-held and fixed station breathalyzers and related accessories, supplies and education. It offers fuel-cell based breath alcohol testing equipment. In addition, it also offers a line of supplies, accessories, services, and training to support customers' alcohol testing programs. The company operates through two segments: Product Sales and Rentals. The Product Sales segment is a key revenue driver, includes the sale of physical products, including portable hand-held breathalyzers and related accessories and the Rentals segment includes rental of a portion of the company's building.

Executives

Wayne Willkomm	director	12441 W 49TH AVENUE, UNIT #4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Donald E. Siecke	director	12441 W 49TH AVE., UNIT 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Michael Kornelsen	director	700 N. WASHINGTON STREET, #1007, DENVER CO 80203
Gurumurthi Ravishankar	director, officer: Executive Vice President	12441 W. 49TH STREET, SUITE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Vern D Kornelsen	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary and CFO	4605 S. DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Partners Lllp Edco	10 percent owner	4605 S DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Robert D Greenlee	director	2060 BROADWAY, BOULDER CO 80302
Kristie L. Larose	officer: Vice President, Finance	12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Barry R. Knott	director, officer: President, CEO and Treasurer	12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Mark A. Lary	officer: Vice President, Operations	12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Robert H. Summers	director	5816 S LUPINE DR, LITTLETON CO 80123
Alan C. Castrodale	director	12441 . 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033

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