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Sims (FRA:I8M) Debt-to-Equity : 0.37 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Sims Debt-to-Equity?

Sims's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €147 Mil. Sims's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €439 Mil. Sims's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €1,581 Mil. Sims's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.37.

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

FRA:I8M' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.13   Max: 0.37
Current: 0.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sims was 0.37. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.13.

FRA:I8M's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
55.83% of 557 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs FRA:I8M: 0.37

Sims Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sims'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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Sims Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sims Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.37

Sims Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.34 0.37

Competitive Comparison of Sims's Debt-to-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, Sims'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.


Sims's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sims's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sims Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sims's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Sims's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.


Sims  (FRA:I8M) 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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Sims Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
189 O’Riordan Street, Suite 2, Level 9, Mascot, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2020
Sims Ltd was created from the 2008 merger of two metal-recycling companies: Australia's Sims Group and America's Metal Management. The company is publicly traded metal and electronics recycler, with roughly half of its revenue generated in North America and the balance split between Australasia and Europe. The company buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous discarded metals. The company's segment includes North America Metal, Australia/New Zealand Metal, Global Trading, Investment in SA Recycling, UK metal, and Sims Lifecycle Services. The company generates the majority revenue from North America Metal segment.

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