Velodyne Lidar (Velodyne Lidar) Debt-to-Equity : 0.08 (As of Sep. 2022)

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What is Velodyne Lidar Debt-to-Equity?

Velodyne Lidar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $3.06 Mil. Velodyne Lidar's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $14.67 Mil. Velodyne Lidar's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $215.54 Mil. Velodyne Lidar's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 0.08.

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 Velodyne Lidar's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

VLDR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.06 Max: 0.08
Current: 0.08

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Velodyne Lidar was 0.08. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.06.

VLDR's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 0.28 vs VLDR: 0.08

Velodyne Lidar Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Velodyne Lidar Debt-to-Equity Chart

Velodyne Lidar Annual Data

Trend

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Debt-to-Equity

N/A

0.03

0.06

Velodyne Lidar Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									0.06	0.06	0.07	0.08	0.08

Competitive Comparison of Velodyne Lidar's Debt-to-Equity

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Velodyne Lidar'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.

Velodyne Lidar's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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

Velodyne Lidar Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Velodyne Lidar's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 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
	=	(2.623	+	15.21)	/	299.263
	=	0.06

Velodyne Lidar's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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
	=	(3.062	+	14.674)	/	215.539
	=	0.08

Velodyne Lidar (NAS:VLDR) 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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Velodyne Lidar (Velodyne Lidar) Business Description

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Address

5521 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95138

Website

https://www.velodynelidar.com

Velodyne Lidar Inc provides smart, powerful lidar solutions. It is known for its broad portfolio of lidar technologies. Velodyne's revolutionary sensor and software solutions provide flexibility, quality, and performance to meet the needs of a wide range of industries, including autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), smart cities, and security. Through continuous innovation, Velodyne strives to transform lives and communities by advancing safer mobility for all.

Executives

Laura Tarman	officer: Vice President of Sales, NA	5521 HELLYER AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Tewksbury Ted L Iii	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Kathryn Mcbeath	officer: Chief People Officer	5521 HELLYER AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Anurag Gupta	officer: EVP of Engineering	5521 HELLYER AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Mathew Rekow	officer: Chief Technology Officer	5521 HELLYER AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Virginia Boulet	director	909 POYDRAS ST SUITE 3600, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
James Barnhart	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O NANOMETRICS, INC., 1550 BUCKEYE ROAD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Sally Frykman	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	5521 HELLYER AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Daniel Horwood	officer: General Counsel & Corp Secty	C/O RA MEDICAL SYTEMS, INC., 2070 LAS PALMAS DRIVE, CARLSBAD CA 92011
Sinclair Vass	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	5521 HELLYER AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95136
Marta R Thoma	director	2517 BLANDING AVE., ALAMEDA CA 94501
David S. Hall	10 percent owner	40 NORTH HILL COURT, OAKLAND CA 94618
Andreas W Mattes	director	C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Andrew Hamer	officer: CFO and Treasurer	777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Mark Weinswig	officer: Chief Financial Officer	EMCORE CORP, 10420 RESEARCH ROAD, SE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123