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Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Debt-to-Equity : 1.99 (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Syngenta AG Debt-to-Equity?

Syngenta AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $873 Mil. Syngenta AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $7,415 Mil. Syngenta AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $4,176 Mil. Syngenta AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 1.98.

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 Syngenta AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SYT's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 0.34
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Syngenta AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syngenta AG'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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Syngenta AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Syngenta AG Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.46 0.47 0.51 1.99

Syngenta AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
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 0.47 0.67 0.51 2.17 1.99

Competitive Comparison of Syngenta AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Syngenta AG'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.


Syngenta AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Syngenta AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Syngenta AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Syngenta AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Syngenta AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 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.


Syngenta AG  (NYSE:SYT) 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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Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Business Description

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Schwarzwaldalle 215, Basel, CHE, 4058
Formed in 2000 from spin-offs of Novartis' crop-protection and seeds business and AstraZeneca's agrochemical business, Syngenta is a global producer of crop chemicals and seeds. The Swiss company is a leading manufacturer of crop-protection products, making multiple herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides used on a wide variety of crops. Syngenta's seeds business trails rivals, but the company is investing heavily in research and development in an effort to close the technology gap in genetically modified seeds.