Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)) Debt-to-Equity : 0.11 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Debt-to-Equity?

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $100.0 Mil. Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $951.3 Mil. Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.11.

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 Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BGJTF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.17 Max: 0.2
Current: 0.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) was 0.20. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.17.

BGJTF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
66.8% of 1018 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs BGJTF: 0.11

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Debt-to-Equity Chart

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Annual Data

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Aug23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.17

0.20

0.15

0.19

0.18

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.17	0.19	0.07	0.18	0.11

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'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.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 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
	=	(0	+	167.374)	/	931.338
	=	0.18

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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
	=	(0	+	100.037)	/	951.337
	=	0.11

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (OTCPK:BGJTF) 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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Address

Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN

Website

https://www.bailliegifford.com

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PLC is an investment company based in the United Kingdom. The company's aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies, which have above average prospects for growth. It invests in various sectors, such as commerce and services; manufacturing and machinery; electrical and electronics; retail; real estate and construction; information, communication and utilities, chemicals and other materials; financials, and pharmaceuticals and food.

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