Sound Financial Bancorp (Sound Financial Bancorp) Debt-to-Equity : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Sound Financial Bancorp Debt-to-Equity?

Sound Financial Bancorp's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.00 Mil. Sound Financial Bancorp's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.54 Mil. Sound Financial Bancorp's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $100.65 Mil. Sound Financial Bancorp's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.

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 Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SFBC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.61 Max: 1.17
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sound Financial Bancorp was 1.17. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.61.

SFBC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.57% of 1393 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs SFBC: 0.56

Sound Financial Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Sound Financial Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sound Financial Bancorp Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.20

0.22

0.19

0.62

0.56

Sound Financial Bancorp Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.62	0.53	0.77	0.57	0.56

Competitive Comparison of Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Sound Financial Bancorp's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sound Financial Bancorp Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sound Financial Bancorp'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
	=	(15	+	41.538)	/	100.654
	=	0.56

Sound Financial Bancorp'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
	=	(15	+	41.538)	/	100.654
	=	0.56

Sound Financial Bancorp (NAS:SFBC) 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

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Sound Financial Bancorp (Sound Financial Bancorp) Business Description

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Address

2400 3rd Avenue, Suite 150, Seattle, WA, USA, 98121

Website

https://www.soundcb.com

Sound Financial Bancorp Inc operates as the holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides traditional banking and other financial services for individuals and businesses. It attracts retail and commercial deposits from the public and invests those funds, along with borrowed funds, in loans secured by first and second mortgages on one-to-four-family residences including home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial and multifamily real estate, construction and land, consumer and commercial business loans. The bank also offers secured and unsecured consumer loan products, including manufactured home loans, floating home loans, automobile loans, boat loans, and recreational vehicle loans.

Executives

Joseph Stilwell	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Robert F Carney	director	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL INC, 2005 FIFTH AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98121
James E Sweeney	director	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL INC, 2005 FIFTH AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98121
Haddad David S Jr	director, other: Vice Chairman of the Board	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL INC, 2005 FIFTH AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98121
Brandon Lance	officer: SVP, Chief Credit Officer	SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC., 2400 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121
Jennifer L Mallon	officer: Sr. VP & Chief Acct. Officer	SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC., 2400 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121
Daphne Kelley	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC., 2400 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121
Wes Ochs	officer: Executive Vice President	SOUND FINANCIAL, INC., 2400 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121
Stilwell Partners L P	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Llc	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Partners Vii, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Investments, L.p.	10 percent owner	111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Charles L Turner	officer: SVP, Chief Credit Officer	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC., 2400 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121
Debra Jones	director	C/O SOUND FINANCIAL INC, 2400 3RD AVE., SUITE 150, SEATTLE WA 98121