Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) Debt-to-Equity : 0.38 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Macfarlane Group Debt-to-Equity?

Macfarlane Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £14.5 Mil. Macfarlane Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £28.9 Mil. Macfarlane Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £114.6 Mil. Macfarlane Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38.

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

LSE:MACF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29 Med: 0.42 Max: 0.64
Current: 0.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Macfarlane Group was 0.64. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.42.

LSE:MACF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
54.89% of 348 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs LSE:MACF: 0.38

Macfarlane Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Macfarlane Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Macfarlane Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.64

0.46

0.47

0.41

0.38

Macfarlane Group 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															0.47	0.52	0.41	0.41	0.38

Competitive Comparison of Macfarlane Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Macfarlane Group'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.

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

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

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

Macfarlane Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Macfarlane Group'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
	=	(14.471	+	28.869)	/	114.576
	=	0.38

Macfarlane Group'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
	=	(14.471	+	28.869)	/	114.576
	=	0.38

Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) 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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Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) Business Description

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Address

3 Park Gardens, First Floor, Glasgow, GBR, G3 7YE

Website

https://www.macfarlanegroup.com

Macfarlane Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, that provides services for the packaging sector. It operates in two segments Packaging Distribution segment, which includes the distribution of packaging materials & supply of storage & warehousing services, & Manufacturing Operations comprises the manufacturing & supplying of self-adhesive labels to fast-moving consumer goods. The business operates Regional Distribution Centers supplying customers with a range of packaging materials & services. It operates across a wide range of sectors such as Aerospace, Defense, Electronics, Medical General, Industrial food, health & beauty, household products, & beverages sectors. It derives key revenue from the Distribution segment. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from the UK.

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