Primo Water (TSX:PRMW) Debt-to-Equity : 1.00 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Primo Water Debt-to-Equity?

Primo Water's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$53 Mil. Primo Water's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1,871 Mil. Primo Water's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1,934 Mil. Primo Water's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.00.

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 Primo Water's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:PRMW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 1.32 Max: 2.6
Current: 1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Primo Water was 2.60. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.32.

TSX:PRMW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.72% of 94 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.285 vs TSX:PRMW: 1.00

Primo Water Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Primo Water Debt-to-Equity Chart

Primo Water Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.33

1.23

1.32

1.27

1.00

Primo Water 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															1.27	1.40	1.38	1.27	1.00

Competitive Comparison of Primo Water's Debt-to-Equity

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Primo Water'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.

Primo Water's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Primo Water's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Primo Water Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Primo Water'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
	=	(53.396	+	1871.264)	/	1933.648
	=	1.00

Primo Water'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
	=	(53.396	+	1871.264)	/	1933.648
	=	1.00

Primo Water (TSX:PRMW) 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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Primo Water (TSX:PRMW) Business Description

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Address

1200 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L4W 4T5

Website

https://www.primowatercorp.com

Primo Water is a pure-play water provider with a variety of products and services, including water delivery, exchange, refill/filtration, and water dispensers in 21 countries, mostly in North America and Europe. The firm usually initiates the customer relationship with the sale of water dispensers, and then generates recurring revenue via the water direct and exchange services (two thirds of total sales) by delivering large-format (typically three gallons or greater) water bottles to residential and commercial customers for use atop or inside the dispensers. Primo generates 75% of revenue and all its profits in North America, while its European operation has yet to turn a profit.