Volkswagen AG (XBRU:VWA) Debt-to-Equity : 1.10 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Volkswagen AG Debt-to-Equity?

Volkswagen AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €74,887 Mil. Volkswagen AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €119,085 Mil. Volkswagen AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €175,694 Mil. Volkswagen AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.10.

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 Volkswagen AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XBRU:VWA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.08 Med: 1.29 Max: 1.39
Current: 1.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Volkswagen AG was 1.39. The lowest was 1.08. And the median was 1.29.

XBRU:VWA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
77.09% of 1174 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs XBRU:VWA: 1.10

Volkswagen AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Volkswagen AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Volkswagen AG Annual Data

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1.39

1.37

1.27

1.08

1.10

Volkswagen AG Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.08	1.06	1.09	1.10	1.10

Competitive Comparison of Volkswagen AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volkswagen AG'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.

Volkswagen AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volkswagen AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Volkswagen AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Volkswagen AG'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
	=	(74887	+	119085)	/	175694
	=	1.10

Volkswagen AG'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
	=	(74887	+	119085)	/	175694
	=	1.10

Volkswagen AG (XBRU:VWA) 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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Volkswagen AG (XBRU:VWA) Business Description

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Volkswagen is one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. Automotive brands include Volkswagen passenger cars, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, and Skoda. Commercial vehicle brands include MAN, Navistar, Scania, and Volkswagen. The company's financial services group provides dealer financing to support floor plans, consumer financing for vehicle purchases, vehicle leasing, banking, and other financial services. In 2022, Europe was Volkswagen's largest light vehicle market at 41% of total volume, followed by China at 37%, and rest of world at 22%.

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