BTBD (BT Brands) Debt-to-Equity : 0.58 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is BT Brands Debt-to-Equity?

BT Brands's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.46 Mil. BT Brands's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $3.59 Mil. BT Brands's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $6.97 Mil. BT Brands's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.58.

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 BT Brands's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BTBD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.54 Med: 0.28 Max: 0.58
Current: 0.58

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of BT Brands was 0.58. The lowest was -4.54. And the median was 0.28.

BTBD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
65.69% of 306 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs BTBD: 0.58

BT Brands Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for BT Brands's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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BT Brands Debt-to-Equity Chart

BT Brands Annual Data

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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-4.54

0.28

0.56

0.48

0.58

BT Brands Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.48	0.48	0.49	0.49	0.58

Competitive Comparison of BT Brands's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, BT Brands'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.

BT Brands's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BT Brands's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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BT Brands Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

BT Brands'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
	=	(0.46	+	3.589)	/	6.965
	=	0.58

BT Brands's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter 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
	=	(0.46	+	3.589)	/	6.965
	=	0.58

BT Brands (NAS:BTBD) 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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BT Brands Business Description

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Address

405 Main Avenue West, Suite 2D, West Fargo, ND, USA, 58078

Website

https://www.itsburgertime.com

BT Brands Inc operates and owns a fast-food restaurant called Burger Time. The company also operates in Minnesota as a franchisee of Dairy Queen. It offers a variety of burgers and other affordably priced foods such as chicken sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken chunks, side dishes, and soft drinks.

Executives

Gary Copperud	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	405 WEST MAIN STREET, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Allan D Anderson	director	950 BLUFF CIRCLE NORTH, CHASKA MN 55318
Terri Tochihara-dirks	director	405 WEST MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 20, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Steven W Schussler	director	720 S FIFTH STREET, HOPKINS MN 55343
Jeffrey A Zinnecker	director, 10 percent owner	405 WEST MAIN STREET, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Kenneth William Brimmer	director, officer: Chief Operating Officer	SUITE 102, 10501 WAYZATA BLVD., MINNETONKA MN 55305
Sally Copperud	10 percent owner	405 WEST MAIN, WEST FARGO ND 58078