The North West Co (FRA:3NW) Debt-to-Equity : 0.63 (As of Apr. 2024)

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What is The North West Co Debt-to-Equity?

The North West Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €15 Mil. The North West Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €283 Mil. The North West Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €477 Mil. The North West Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.62.

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 The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:3NW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 0.72 Max: 1.38
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of The North West Co was 1.38. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 0.72.

FRA:3NW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
51.45% of 276 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.585 vs FRA:3NW: 0.63

The North West Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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The North West Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

The North West Co Annual Data

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Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.33

0.82

0.62

0.64

0.59

The North West Co Quarterly Data
	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.71	0.70	0.66	0.59	0.63

Competitive Comparison of The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, The North West Co'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.

The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The North West Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

The North West Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

The North West Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 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
	=	(13.456	+	263.843)	/	468.261
	=	0.59

The North West Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 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
	=	(14.645	+	283.379)	/	477.131
	=	0.62

The North West Co (FRA:3NW) 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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The North West Co (FRA:3NW) Business Description

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Address

77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 2R1

Website

https://www.northwest.ca

The North West Co Inc is a Canada-based company that is principally engaged in retail business in underserved rural communities and urban neighborhoods. The company provides food, family apparel, housewares, appliances, and outdoor products, with food products accounting for the majority of the company's revenue. The company also offers services, including post offices, income tax return preparation, money transfers, commercial business sales, and others. Its geographical segment includes Canada and International. The company generates maximum revenue from Canada.

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