Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LSE:BGS) Debt-to-Equity : 0.22 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Debt-to-Equity?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was £0.00 Mil. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was £83.68 Mil. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was £389.69 Mil. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.21.

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 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BGS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.12 Max: 0.22
Current: 0.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon was 0.22. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.12.

LSE:BGS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
52.43% of 986 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.2 vs LSE:BGS: 0.22

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Debt-to-Equity Chart

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.09

0.17

0.16

0.19

0.22

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Semi-Annual Data
	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24	Jul24	Jan25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.16	0.08	0.19	0.20	0.22

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 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	+	83.676)	/	389.69
	=	0.21

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 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	+	83.676)	/	389.69
	=	0.21

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LSE:BGS) 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.

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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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Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN

Website

https://www.bailliegifford.com

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC is an investment company that offers investors participation in a diversified portfolio of shares. Its objective is long-term capital growth from investments in small Japanese companies. The Company is engaged in a single segment of business, being investment business. The group's investment portfolio is constructed through the identification of individual companies. It invests in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, Communication Services, Financials, Healthcare, Industrials, Information Technology, and Real Estate.