Banque Nationale de Belgique (XBRU:BNB) Debt-to-Equity : 7.11 (As of Dec. 2022)

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What is Banque Nationale de Belgique Debt-to-Equity?

Banque Nationale de Belgique's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €0.00 Mil. Banque Nationale de Belgique's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €52,694.55 Mil. Banque Nationale de Belgique's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €7,410.44 Mil. Banque Nationale de Belgique's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 7.11.

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 Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XBRU:BNB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.47 Med: 5.95 Max: 7.11
Current: 7.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Banque Nationale de Belgique was 7.11. The lowest was 5.47. And the median was 5.95.

XBRU:BNB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
97.92% of 1394 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs XBRU:BNB: 7.11

Banque Nationale de Belgique Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Banque Nationale de Belgique Debt-to-Equity Chart

Banque Nationale de Belgique Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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5.80

5.89

6.35

6.83

7.11

Banque Nationale de Belgique Semi-Annual Data
	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												5.80	5.89	6.35	6.83	7.11

Competitive Comparison of Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Banque Nationale de Belgique'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.

Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Banque Nationale de Belgique Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	52694.546)	/	7410.439
	=	7.11

Banque Nationale de Belgique's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0	+	52694.546)	/	7410.439
	=	7.11

Banque Nationale de Belgique (XBRU:BNB) 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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Banque Nationale de Belgique (XBRU:BNB) Business Description

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Boulevard de Berlaimont 14, Brussels, BEL, 1000

Website

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Banque Nationale de Belgique SA, or the National Bank of Belgium, is the country's central bank. The bank does not operate like other banks whose chief objective is profit maximization for its shareholders. Its primary aim is to maintain price stability as well as supervision of the Belgian financial sector and other related tasks in the national interest. The most notable portion of assets on the balance sheet include securities held for monetary policy purposes. Other notable assets include other securities and net claims related to the allocation of euro banknotes within the Eurosystem. Net interest income is the overwhelming majority of net revenue.