Sainsbury (J) (LSE:SBRY) Debt-to-Equity : 0.99 (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is Sainsbury (J) Debt-to-Equity?

Sainsbury (J)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was £662 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was £5,946 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was £6,651 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 0.99.

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 Sainsbury (J)'s Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SBRY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31 Med: 0.92 Max: 1.04
Current: 0.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sainsbury (J) was 1.04. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.92.

LSE:SBRY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
62.86% of 280 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.585 vs LSE:SBRY: 0.99

Sainsbury (J) Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'s Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Sainsbury (J) Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.91

1.04

0.88

0.99

0.95

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.99	0.92	0.95	1.00	0.99

Competitive Comparison of Sainsbury (J)'s Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.

Sainsbury (J)'s Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Sainsbury (J) Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sainsbury (J)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 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
	=	(580	+	5969)	/	6868
	=	0.95

Sainsbury (J)'s Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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
	=	(662	+	5946)	/	6651
	=	0.99

Sainsbury (J) (LSE:SBRY) 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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Sainsbury (J) Business Description

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Website

https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest UK grocery chain with around 15% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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