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Applied Optoelectronics (Applied Optoelectronics) Debt-to-Equity : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Applied Optoelectronics Debt-to-Equity?

Applied Optoelectronics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $40.1 Mil. Applied Optoelectronics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $81.0 Mil. Applied Optoelectronics's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $214.9 Mil. Applied Optoelectronics's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.

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 Applied Optoelectronics's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AAOI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.84
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Applied Optoelectronics was 0.84. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.47.

AAOI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
70.62% of 2199 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs AAOI: 0.56

Applied Optoelectronics Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applied Optoelectronics'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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Applied Optoelectronics Debt-to-Equity Chart

Applied Optoelectronics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.56 0.59 0.84 0.56

Applied Optoelectronics 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.91 0.81 0.74 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Applied Optoelectronics's Debt-to-Equity

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Applied Optoelectronics'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.


Applied Optoelectronics's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Applied Optoelectronics's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Applied Optoelectronics Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Applied Optoelectronics's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Applied Optoelectronics's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


Applied Optoelectronics  (NAS:AAOI) 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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Applied Optoelectronics (Applied Optoelectronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
13139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX, USA, 77478
Applied Optoelectronics Inc is a provider of fiber-optic networking products for the Internet data center, cable television, telecommunications and fiber-to-the-home end markets. The company focuses on designing and manufacturing a range of optical communication products from components, to subassemblies, and modules to complete turn-key equipment. Demand for Applied Optoelectronics is driven by bandwidth demand in end markets. Through direct sales personnel, and manufacturing teams in the United States, China, and Taiwan, the company coordinates with customers to determine product design, qualifications, and performance.
Executives
Stefan J. Murry officer: Chief Strategy Officer 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Shu-hua (joshua) Yeh officer: ** See below 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Chih-hsiang (thompson) Lin director, officer: Pres. and CEO 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
William H Yeh director 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
David C Kuo officer: General Counsel and Secretary 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Hung-lun (fred) Chang officer: See Remarks Below ** 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Cynthia Delaney director 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Chewei Lin director 13115 JESS PIRTIE BLVD, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Elizabeth G Loboa director 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Richard B Black director
Alan D Moore director 12231 CROSS CREEK, DALLAS TX 75243
Min-chu (mike) Chen director 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Klaus Alexander Anselm officer: VP of Semiconductor Products 13115 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Chung-yao (ford) Li officer: Sr. VP, Asia General Manager 13115 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Alex Ignatiev director 13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD., SUGAR LAND TX 77478