Knowlton Development (Knowlton Development) Debt-to-Equity : 2.09 (As of Jul. 2021)

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What is Knowlton Development Debt-to-Equity?

Knowlton Development's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 was $40.20 Mil. Knowlton Development's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 was $1,899.40 Mil. Knowlton Development's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 was $927.00 Mil. Knowlton Development's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 was 2.09.

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

KDC's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 0.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Knowlton Development Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Knowlton Development Debt-to-Equity Chart

Knowlton Development Annual Data

Trend

Apr20

Apr21

Debt-to-Equity

1.33

2.00

Knowlton Development Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Apr21	Jul21
Debt-to-Equity	1.33	N/A	2.00	2.09

Competitive Comparison of Knowlton Development's Debt-to-Equity

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Knowlton Development'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.

Knowlton Development's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Knowlton Development's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Knowlton Development Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Knowlton Development's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2021 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
	=	(40	+	1834.9)	/	935.4
	=	2.00

Knowlton Development's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 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
	=	(40.2	+	1899.4)	/	927
	=	2.09

Knowlton Development (NYSE:KDC) 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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Knowlton Development (Knowlton Development) Business Description

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Address

375 Roland-Therrien Boulevard, Suite 210, Longueuil, QC, CAN, J4H 4A6

Website

https://www.kdc-one.com

Knowlton Development Corp Inc is involved in the formulation, design, packaging and manufacturing of beauty, personal care, and home care products. It offers skin care, body and hair care, soaps and sanitizers, cosmetics, deodorants, sun care, fragrances, air care, fabric care, pest control and surface care products.