Capital Southwest (FRA:SFW) Debt-to-Equity : 1.11 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Capital Southwest Debt-to-Equity?

Capital Southwest's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.00 Mil. Capital Southwest's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €878.79 Mil. Capital Southwest's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €793.07 Mil. Capital Southwest's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.11.

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

FRA:SFW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05 Med: 1.02 Max: 1.3
Current: 1.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Capital Southwest was 1.30. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 1.02.

FRA:SFW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.08% of 973 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs FRA:SFW: 1.11

Capital Southwest Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Capital Southwest Debt-to-Equity Chart

Capital Southwest Annual Data

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1.11

1.13

1.26

1.08

1.02

Capital Southwest 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															0.94	1.02	0.95	0.99	1.11

Competitive Comparison of Capital Southwest's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Capital Southwest'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.

Capital Southwest's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Capital Southwest's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Capital Southwest Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Capital Southwest'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
	=	(0	+	709.185)	/	695.222
	=	1.02

Capital Southwest'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
	=	(0	+	878.785)	/	793.072
	=	1.11

Capital Southwest (FRA:SFW) 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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Capital Southwest Business Description

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Address

8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225

Website

https://www.capitalsouthwest.com

Capital Southwest Corp is a U.S.-based investment company that specializes in providing customized financing to middle market companies across various industries. The company's investment objective is to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity and equity related investments. It focuses on providing flexible financing solutions through partnerships with business owners, management teams, and financial sponsors. The company's portfolio may include senior debt, second lien, and subordinated debt, preferred stocks, common stocks, and warrants. The primary source company's revenue comprises interest income and dividend income from investments made as well as management fees.

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