Henry Schein (WBO:HSIC) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.75 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Henry Schein's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €453 Mil. Henry Schein's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2,060 Mil. Henry Schein's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €3,352 Mil. Henry Schein's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.75.

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 Henry Schein's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:HSIC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26 Med: 0.39 Max: 0.75
Current: 0.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Henry Schein was 0.75. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.39.

WBO:HSIC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
72.29% of 83 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs WBO:HSIC: 0.75

Henry Schein Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Henry Schein Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.33

0.30

0.36

0.43

0.75

Henry Schein 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															0.43	0.48	0.53	0.63	0.75

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Henry Schein's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Henry Schein Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Henry Schein's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Henry Schein Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Henry Schein'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
	=	(452.998	+	2060.499)	/	3351.635
	=	0.75

Henry Schein'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
	=	(452.998	+	2060.499)	/	3351.635
	=	0.75

Henry Schein (WBO:HSIC) 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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Henry Schein (WBO:HSIC) Business Description

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HSIC:USA HS2:Germany

Address

135 Duryea Road, Melville, NY, USA, 11747

Website

https://www.henryschein.com

Henry Schein Inc is a solutions company for healthcare professionals powered by a network of people and technology. The company is a provider of healthcare products and services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners, as well as alternate sites of care. The company operates in two reportable segments; health care distribution and technology & value-added services. The healthcare distribution segment is engaged in combining global dental and medical businesses and distributes consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, and Vitamins. The technology and value-added services reportable segment provides software, technology & other value-added services to health care practitioners. The majority of revenue is derived from the health care distribution segment.