WESCO International (WESCO International) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.18 (As of Dec. 2023)

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WESCO International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9 Mil. WESCO International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,955 Mil. WESCO International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,037 Mil. WESCO International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.18.

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 WESCO International's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WCC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58 Med: 0.8 Max: 1.59
Current: 1.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of WESCO International was 1.59. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.80.

WCC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
85.71% of 133 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs WCC: 1.18

WESCO International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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WESCO International Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.65

1.59

1.36

1.33

1.18

WESCO International 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															1.33	1.34	1.27	1.22	1.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, WESCO International'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.

WESCO International Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, WESCO International's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

WESCO International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

WESCO International'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
	=	(8.6	+	5954.8)	/	5037.1
	=	1.18

WESCO International'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
	=	(8.6	+	5954.8)	/	5037.1
	=	1.18

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) 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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WESCO International (WESCO International) Business Description

Industry

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Address

225 West Station Square Drive, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15219

Website

https://www.wesco.com

Wesco International is an industrial distributor that has three reportable segments, electrical and electronic solutions, communications and security solutions, and utility and broadband solutions. The company offers more than 1.5 million products to its 140,000 active customers through a distribution network of 800 branches, warehouses, and sales offices, including 43 distribution centers. Wesco generates 74% of its sales in the United States, but it has a global reach, with operations in 50 other countries.

Executives

Hemant Porwal	officer: EVP Supply Chain & Operations	225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Glynis Bryan	director	5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Easwaran Sundaram	director	C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Squires Nelson John Iii	officer: SVP & COO	225 W. STATION SQUARE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
James Cameron	officer: EVP & GM, Util & Broadband	225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Diane Lazzaris	officer: Vice President, Legal Affairs	WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC., 225 WEST STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
John Engel	officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT & COO	225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, SUITE 700, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Green Equity Investors Vii, L.p.	10 percent owner	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Sundaram Nagarajan	director	28601 CLEMENS ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Anne M Cooney	director	ONE PARK PLAZA, 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 1000, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Christine Ann Wolf	officer: SVP & CHRO	7480 FLYING CLOUG DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55344
Steven A Raymund	director	C/O TECH DATA CORP, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER FL 33760
Matthew S Kulasa	officer: Sr. VP, Corporate Controller	100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Lynn M Utter	director	C/O ADOLPH COORS CO, 311 10TH ST NH311 BOX 4030, GOLDEN CO 80401
James Louis Singleton	director, 10 percent owner	THE CYPRESS GROUP L.L.C., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022