Japan Post Holdings Co (Japan Post Holdings Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Japan Post Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity?

Japan Post Holdings Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Japan Post Holdings Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16,656 Mil. Japan Post Holdings Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $70,168 Mil. Japan Post Holdings Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

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 Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

JPHLF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.51
Current: 0.24

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Japan Post Holdings Co was 0.51. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.04.

JPHLF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
79.25% of 1393 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.68 vs JPHLF: 0.24

Japan Post Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Japan Post Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Japan Post Holdings Co Annual Data

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Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

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Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.03

0.04

0.33

0.51

0.21

Japan Post Holdings Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.08	0.21	0.21	0.24	0.24

Competitive Comparison of Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Japan Post Holdings 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.

Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Japan Post Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Japan Post Holdings Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(0	+	15907.606)	/	75394.806
	=	0.21

Japan Post Holdings Co'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
	=	(0	+	16655.598)	/	70168.327
	=	0.24

Japan Post Holdings Co (OTCPK:JPHLF) 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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Japan Post Holdings Co (Japan Post Holdings Co) Business Description

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JPPHY:USA 6178:Japan 1JP:Germany

Address

1-3-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8798

Website

https://www.japanpost.jp

Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd operates as a holding company. The firm through its subsidiaries provides postal, banking, and insurance services in Japan. It is organized into five main reportable segments - Postal and Domestic Logistics, Post Office, International Logistics, Banking, and Life Insurance. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Life Insurance segment. In addition to serving as a holding company, the company operates a hotel and hospital businesses and also provides group shared services.

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