Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.96 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Constellation Software's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1,607 Mil. Constellation Software's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$3,333 Mil. Constellation Software's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2,517 Mil. Constellation Software's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.96.

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 Constellation Software's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:CSU' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43 Med: 1.07 Max: 1.96
Current: 1.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Constellation Software was 1.96. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 1.07.

TSX:CSU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.16% of 2222 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.21 vs TSX:CSU: 1.96

Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Constellation Software Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.08

0.99

1.31

1.34

1.96

Constellation Software 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															1.34	1.67	1.79	2.03	1.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Constellation Software'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.

Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Constellation Software'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
	=	(1607.237	+	3332.534)	/	2516.842
	=	1.96

Constellation Software'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
	=	(1607.237	+	3332.534)	/	2516.842
	=	1.96

Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) 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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Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) Business Description

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20 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1200, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5C 2T6

Website

https://www.csisoftware.com

Constellation Software Inc is a Canada-based company that develops and customizes software for public- and private-sector markets. The firm acquires, manages, and builds vertical-specific businesses. The portfolio companies serve various markets including communications, credit unions, beverage distribution, tour operators, auto clubs, textiles and apparel, hospitality, and community care. The firm has operations in Canada; USA; UK/Europe and Other.

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