Mpact (JSE:MPT) Debt-to-Equity : 0.71 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Mpact Debt-to-Equity?

Mpact's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R77 Mil. Mpact's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R3,471 Mil. Mpact's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R5,027 Mil. Mpact's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.71.

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

JSE:MPT' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55 Med: 0.62 Max: 0.79
Current: 0.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Mpact was 0.79. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 0.62.

JSE:MPT's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
68.01% of 347 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs JSE:MPT: 0.71

Mpact Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Mpact Debt-to-Equity Chart

Mpact Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.79

0.55

0.66

0.71

Mpact Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.55	0.60	0.66	0.69	0.71

Competitive Comparison of Mpact's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Mpact'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.

Mpact's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mpact's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Mpact Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Mpact'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
	=	(76.5	+	3470.5)	/	5026.7
	=	0.71

Mpact'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
	=	(76.5	+	3470.5)	/	5026.7
	=	0.71

Mpact (JSE:MPT) 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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Mpact (JSE:MPT) Business Description

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4th Floor, 3 Melrose Arch Boulevard, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2196

Website

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Mpact Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of paper and plastics packaging products. The company organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The paper segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells corrugated and paper board products used for packaging. The paper is made from a combination of recycled materials and bagasse, a fiber residue of the sugar cane plant. The plastics segment sells polyethylene terephthalate bottles and jars used for carbonated soft drinks, water, and food, as well as plastic jumbo bins, pallets, and crates. The vast majority of revenue comes from South Africa.

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