Harley-Davidson (MIL:1HOG) Debt-to-Equity : 2.29 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Harley-Davidson Debt-to-Equity?

Harley-Davidson's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €2,756 Mil. Harley-Davidson's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €4,317 Mil. Harley-Davidson's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €3,092 Mil. Harley-Davidson's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.29.

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

MIL:1HOG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.89 Med: 3.39 Max: 6.32
Current: 2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Harley-Davidson was 6.32. The lowest was 1.89. And the median was 3.39.

MIL:1HOG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.43% of 1188 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.475 vs MIL:1HOG: 2.29

Harley-Davidson Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Harley-Davidson Debt-to-Equity Chart

Harley-Davidson Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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4.16

5.24

2.72

2.40

2.21

Harley-Davidson Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.22	2.21	2.17	2.19	2.29

Competitive Comparison of Harley-Davidson's Debt-to-Equity

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Harley-Davidson'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.

Harley-Davidson's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Harley-Davidson's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Harley-Davidson Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Harley-Davidson'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
	=	(1974.869	+	4623.912)	/	2982.825
	=	2.21

Harley-Davidson's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(2756.076	+	4317.107)	/	3091.607
	=	2.29

Harley-Davidson (MIL:1HOG) 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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Address

3700 West Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53208

Website

https://www.harley-davidson.com

Harley-Davidson is a leading global manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles across the custom, cruising, and touring segments, as well as related merchandise, parts, and accessories. In recent years, the firm has expanded into the adventure touring market with its Pan America model and into electric with the LiveWire brand. Its captive finance arm, Harley-Davidson Financial Services, provides wholesale financing to dealers and retail financing and insurance brokerage services to customers. Harley captured around 38% of the heavyweight domestic market in 2023.

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