Walliser Kantonalbank (CHIX:WKBNZ) Debt-to-Equity : 1.64 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Walliser Kantonalbank Debt-to-Equity?

Walliser Kantonalbank's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.0 Mil. Walliser Kantonalbank's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF2,571.2 Mil. Walliser Kantonalbank's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,568.5 Mil. Walliser Kantonalbank's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.64.

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 Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:WKBNz' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58 Med: 2.22 Max: 2.94
Current: 1.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Walliser Kantonalbank was 2.94. The lowest was 1.58. And the median was 2.22.

CHIX:WKBNz's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.55% of 1394 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs CHIX:WKBNz: 1.64

Walliser Kantonalbank Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Walliser Kantonalbank Debt-to-Equity Chart

Walliser Kantonalbank Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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2.35

2.87

2.91

2.94

1.64

Walliser Kantonalbank Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.91	3.08	2.94	3.00	1.64

Competitive Comparison of Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Walliser Kantonalbank'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.

Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Walliser Kantonalbank Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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	+	2571.238)	/	1568.526
	=	1.64

Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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	+	2571.238)	/	1568.526
	=	1.64

Walliser Kantonalbank (CHIX:WKBNz) 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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Walliser Kantonalbank (CHIX:WKBNZ) Business Description

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BCVs - Place des Cedres 8, Sion, CHE, 1951

Website

http://www.bcvs.ch

Walliser Kantonalbank is a financial services provider that offers a range of services as a universal bank and contributes towards the smooth development of the Valais' economy within the limits of prudential rules and regulations in the banking industry. It accepts deposits, offers mortgage, construction and consumer loans, issues letters of credit and bank guarantees, administers investment assets, trades securities and precious metals and manages bond issuances. The company has its operations in Region Oberwallis (Upper Valais), Region Siders, Region Sitten, Region Martigny and Region Monthey.

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