Lion Brewery Ceylon (COL:LION.N0000) Debt-to-Equity : 0.23 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Lion Brewery Ceylon Debt-to-Equity?

Lion Brewery Ceylon's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was රු7,014 Mil. Lion Brewery Ceylon's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was රු649 Mil. Lion Brewery Ceylon's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was රු32,779 Mil. Lion Brewery Ceylon's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.23.

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 Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

COL:LION.N0000' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.77 Max: 2.16
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lion Brewery Ceylon was 2.16. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.77.

COL:LION.N0000's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.11% of 183 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs COL:LION.N0000: 0.23

Lion Brewery Ceylon Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Lion Brewery Ceylon Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lion Brewery Ceylon Annual Data

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Mar24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.99

0.39

0.35

0.36

0.24

Lion Brewery Ceylon 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															0.35	0.24	0.19	0.15	0.23

Competitive Comparison of Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt-to-Equity

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Lion Brewery Ceylon'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.

Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Lion Brewery Ceylon Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lion Brewery Ceylon's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(5041.144	+	1568.367)	/	27600.168
	=	0.24

Lion Brewery Ceylon'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
	=	(7014.134	+	648.551)	/	32779.357
	=	0.23

Lion Brewery Ceylon (COL:LION.N0000) 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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Lion Brewery Ceylon Business Description

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Address

No. 254, Colombo Road, Biyagama, LKA

Website

http://www.lionbeer.com

Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC is a Sri Lanka-based company engaged in the business of brewing and marketing beers. In addition, the company also provides contract brewing services. Its products include Lion Lager, Lion Stout, Carlsberg, Carlsberg Special Brew, Three Coins, Ryder's Wild Apple, and others.

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