STS Group AG (FRA:SF3) Debt-to-Equity : 1.26 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is STS Group AG Debt-to-Equity?

STS Group AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €20.0 Mil. STS Group AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €38.8 Mil. STS Group AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €46.6 Mil. STS Group AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.26.

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 STS Group AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SF3' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69 Med: 0.94 Max: 1.28
Current: 1.26

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of STS Group AG was 1.28. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 0.94.

FRA:SF3's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.29% of 1177 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs FRA:SF3: 1.26

STS Group AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for STS Group AG's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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STS Group AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

STS Group AG Annual Data

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Dec20

Dec21

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.82

0.84

0.69

0.80

1.26

STS Group AG Semi-Annual Data
	Dec15	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											0.69	0.85	0.80	0.74	1.26

Competitive Comparison of STS Group AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto Parts subindustry, STS Group AG'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.

STS Group AG's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, STS Group AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

STS Group AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

STS Group AG'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
	=	(20	+	38.8)	/	46.6
	=	1.26

STS Group AG'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
	=	(20	+	38.8)	/	46.6
	=	1.26

STS Group AG (FRA:SF3) 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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STS Group AG (FRA:SF3) Business Description

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SF3:Germany

Address

Kabeler Strasse 4, Hagen, NW, DEU, 58099

Website

https://www.sts.group

STS Group AG is engaged in the manufacturing of auto parts. The company's reportable segments are the Plastics segment which includes the manufacturing of hard trim applications for STS Group customers. Materials segment which involves the production of semi-finished goods, namely sheet molding compound mats, bulk molding compound, and a molding compound, and the China segment which is involved in the production of plastic parts, mainly for commercial vehicles, on the regional market in China. It generates a majority of its revenue from the plastics segment.

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