Hugo Boss AG (XTER:BOSS) Debt-to-Equity : 0.64 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Hugo Boss AG Debt-to-Equity?

Hugo Boss AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €0 Mil. Hugo Boss AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €936 Mil. Hugo Boss AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1,474 Mil. Hugo Boss AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.64.

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

XTER:BOSS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.67 Max: 1.52
Current: 0.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Hugo Boss AG was 1.52. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.67.

XTER:BOSS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
63.42% of 935 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs XTER:BOSS: 0.64

Hugo Boss AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Hugo Boss AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Hugo Boss AG Annual Data

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.52

1.01

0.82

0.87

0.88

Hugo Boss AG Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.60	0.68	0.66	0.88	0.64

Competitive Comparison of Hugo Boss AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Hugo Boss 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.

Hugo Boss AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hugo Boss AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Hugo Boss AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Hugo Boss AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 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
	=	(240.842	+	1007.369)	/	1426.972
	=	0.87

Hugo Boss AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 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	+	936)	/	1474
	=	0.64

Hugo Boss AG (XTER:BOSS) 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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Hugo Boss AG Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

HUGPF:USA BOSSY:USA 1BOSS:Italy BOSSd:UK 0Q8F:UK BOSS:Germany BOSA:Germany BOSS:Germany BOSS:Germany BOSS:Austria

Address

Holy-Allee 3, Metzingen, BW, DEU, 72555

Website

https://www.hugoboss.com

Hugo Boss is a German-based menswear apparel brand operating in the premium segment through its two brands, Boss and Hugo. The brand was founded in 1924 and initially focused on uniforms. After World War II and the death of the founder, the company shifted focus to men's suits. The company is globally present with 61% of revenue generated in the European market, 24% in the Americas, 13% in the Asia-Pacific, and less than 3% from licenses. It generates over 50% of sales through its own retail with over 1,400 stores globally.

Executives

Daniel Heinrich Grieder	Board of Directors
Yves Marc Müller	Board of Directors
Katharina Herzog	Supervisory Board
Hermann Waldemer	Supervisory Board
Dr. Heiko Schäfer	Board of Directors
Ingo Wilts	Board of Directors
Luca Marzotto	Supervisory Board