Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (XSWX:LISP) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.33 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF331 Mil. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,075 Mil. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF4,258 Mil. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33.

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 Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:LISP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23 Med: 0.31 Max: 0.34
Current: 0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG was 0.34. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.31.

XSWX:LISP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
55.6% of 1635 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs XSWX:LISP: 0.33

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

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Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.32

0.28

0.33

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.28	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli 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.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli 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
	=	(331.2	+	1074.6)	/	4257.6
	=	0.33

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli 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
	=	(331.2	+	1074.6)	/	4257.6
	=	0.33

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (XSWX:LISP) 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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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (XSWX:LISP) Business Description

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CHLSY:USA LISNz:UK LISPz:UK 0QP1:UK LISPE:Switzerland LISN:Switzerland

Address

Seestrasse 204, Kilchberg, CHE, CH-8802

Website

https://www.lindt-spruengli.com

Swiss-based Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is a manufacturer of premium chocolate. Key brands include Lindt, Lindor, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, and Caffarel. The company bought U.S.-based Russell Stover, its largest-ever acquisition, in 2014. It derives the bulk of its sales from Europe (46% of its consolidated base) but also competes in North America (41%) and the rest of the world (13%). The company operates 11 manufacturing plants in Europe and the United States. Its distribution network includes 500 own stores.

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