Silkwave (HKSE:00471) Debt-to-Equity : 0.33 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Silkwave Debt-to-Equity?

Silkwave's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$2.36 Mil. Silkwave's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$69.70 Mil. Silkwave's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$217.43 Mil. Silkwave's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33.

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

HKSE:00471' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.19 Max: 0.51
Current: 0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Silkwave was 0.51. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.19.

HKSE:00471's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
53.31% of 2191 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs HKSE:00471: 0.33

Silkwave Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Silkwave Debt-to-Equity Chart

Silkwave Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.21

0.51

0.45

0.17

0.33

Silkwave Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.45	0.17	0.17	0.11	0.33

Competitive Comparison of Silkwave's Debt-to-Equity

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Silkwave'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.

Silkwave's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Silkwave's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Silkwave Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Silkwave'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
	=	(2.359	+	69.702)	/	217.425
	=	0.33

Silkwave'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
	=	(2.359	+	69.702)	/	217.425
	=	0.33

Silkwave (HKSE:00471) 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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Silkwave (HKSE:00471) Business Description

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Address

100 Cyberport Road, Unit 1211, Level 12, Core F, Cyberport 3, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

https://www.silkwave.com.hk

Silkwave Inc along with its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in the development and promotion of converged mobile multimedia broadcasting (CMMB)-based multimedia and interactive services via proprietary terrestrial infrastructure. The business operates through segments that are the CMMB business which provides transmission and broadcasting of television programs, and Trading Business which trades printed circuit board material. The majority is from the Trading business. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Taiwan, PRC, and Hong Kong. The majority is derived from Taiwan.

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