West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) Debt-to-Equity : 0.09 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is West Coast Paper Mills Debt-to-Equity?

West Coast Paper Mills's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,174 Mil. West Coast Paper Mills's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,590 Mil. West Coast Paper Mills's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹32,417 Mil. West Coast Paper Mills's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09.

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 West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:WSTCSTPAPR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.43 Max: 1.73
Current: 0.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of West Coast Paper Mills was 1.73. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.43.

NSE:WSTCSTPAPR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
84.91% of 265 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs NSE:WSTCSTPAPR: 0.09

West Coast Paper Mills Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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West Coast Paper Mills Debt-to-Equity Chart

West Coast Paper Mills Annual Data

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Mar24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.56

0.49

0.28

0.09

West Coast Paper Mills Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.09	N/A	0.05	N/A	0.09

Competitive Comparison of West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, West Coast Paper Mills'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.

West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Coast Paper Mills's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

West Coast Paper Mills Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

West Coast Paper Mills's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(1173.627	+	1589.588)	/	32417.058
	=	0.09

West Coast Paper Mills's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(1173.627	+	1589.588)	/	32417.058
	=	0.09

West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) 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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West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) Business Description

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500444:India

Address

31, Chowringhee Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, (Park Street crossing), Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 016

Website

https://www.westcoastpaper.com

West Coast Paper Mills Ltd is engaged in the production of paper and related products. The company's operating segment includes Paper, Cables, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Paper segment. The company's product portfolio includes Printing and Writing Paper, MG Variety, Premium Printing Paper, Security and Hi-Value Grade Papers, Business Stationery, Cup Stock and Coated Duplex Boards. Geographically all the operations have functioned through the Indian market.

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