Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) Debt-to-Equity : 0.57 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lucara Diamond Debt-to-Equity?

Lucara Diamond's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$48.9 Mil. Lucara Diamond's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$136.2 Mil. Lucara Diamond's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$324.8 Mil. Lucara Diamond's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.57.

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 Lucara Diamond's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:LUC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.17 Max: 0.57
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lucara Diamond was 0.57. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.17.

TSX:LUC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
77.7% of 1314 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.13 vs TSX:LUC: 0.57

Lucara Diamond Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Lucara Diamond Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lucara Diamond Annual Data

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0.01

0.15

0.20

0.29

0.57

Lucara Diamond 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															0.29	0.42	0.47	0.45	0.57

Competitive Comparison of Lucara Diamond's Debt-to-Equity

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Lucara Diamond'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.

Lucara Diamond's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lucara Diamond's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Lucara Diamond Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lucara Diamond'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
	=	(48.931	+	136.193)	/	324.843
	=	0.57

Lucara Diamond'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
	=	(48.931	+	136.193)	/	324.843
	=	0.57

Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) 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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Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) Business Description

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Address

1250 Homer Street, 502, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 2Y5

Website

http://www.lucaradiamond.com

Lucara Diamond Corp is a diamond mining company engaged in the development and operations of diamond properties in Africa. Its business segment includes Karowe Mine, Corporate and other. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Karowe Mine segment.

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