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BRID (Bridgford Foods) Debt-to-Equity : 0.05 (As of Jul. 2024)


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What is Bridgford Foods Debt-to-Equity?

Bridgford Foods's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $2.2 Mil. Bridgford Foods's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $4.7 Mil. Bridgford Foods's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $126.8 Mil. Bridgford Foods's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.05.

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 Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BRID' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.13   Max: 0.55
Current: 0.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Bridgford Foods was 0.55. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.13.

BRID's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
88.67% of 1650 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs BRID: 0.05

Bridgford Foods Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bridgford Foods'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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Bridgford Foods Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bridgford Foods Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.43 0.51 0.08 0.06

Bridgford Foods Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 N/A 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05

Competitive Comparison of Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bridgford Foods'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.


Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bridgford Foods's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bridgford Foods Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bridgford Foods's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Bridgford Foods's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 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.


Bridgford Foods  (NAS:BRID) 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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Bridgford Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1707 South Good-Latimer Expressway, Dallas, TX, USA, 75226
Bridgford Foods Corp manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. The business segments are processing and distribution of frozen products, and processing and distribution of snack food products. It includes products such as biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, dry sausage products, and beef jerky. The company offers frozen food products to the foodservice and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. It derives a majority of its revenue from snack food products.
Executives
Brian E. Bridgford other: V.P. Production 170 N. GREEN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Richard Eugene Bridgford other: VP, Ind. Relations & Safety 170 N GREEN ST, CHICAGO IL 60607
Allan Jr. Bridgford director 515 MARGUERITE AVENUE, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Juan Luis Silva other: V.P. Plant Superintendent 3414 STONE CREEK DR, JOLIET IL 60435
Dennis Gregory Scott director 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 710, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Baron Bridgford other: President, BFI. P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Christopher William Cole other: Senior Vice President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Bridgford Baron R.h. Ii officer: President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Cindy Matthews-morales officer: CFO, Secretary 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Michael W. Bridgford officer: Chairman of the Board 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Mary S Schott director 2990 AIRWAY AVENUE, BUILDING A, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Debra Aileen Dealcuaz other: Treasurer, Bridgford Indust. 6432 CONNIE LANE, ROCKWALL TX 75032
Bruce Bridgford director P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
William L Bridgford director, officer: Chairman P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Raymond F. Lancy director, officer: CFO, TREAS, ASST SEC 1308 N. PATT ST.,, ANAHEIM CA 92801

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