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Elkem ASA (OSTO:ELKO) Debt-to-Equity : 0.67 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Elkem ASA Debt-to-Equity?

Elkem ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr2,866 Mil. Elkem ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr13,559 Mil. Elkem ASA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr24,578 Mil. Elkem ASA's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.67.

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 Elkem ASA's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:ELKo' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 0.75   Max: 1.29
Current: 0.67

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Elkem ASA was 1.29. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.75.

OSTO:ELKo's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
71.09% of 1394 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs OSTO:ELKo: 0.67

Elkem ASA Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Elkem ASA Debt-to-Equity Chart

Elkem ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.92 0.63 0.43 0.67

Elkem ASA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.59 0.66 0.67 0.67

Competitive Comparison of Elkem ASA's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Elkem ASA'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.


Elkem ASA's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Elkem ASA's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Elkem ASA Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Elkem ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Elkem ASA's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Elkem ASA  (OSTO:ELKo) 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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Elkem ASA (OSTO:ELKO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Drammensveien 169, Oslo, NOR, 0277
Elkem ASA offers advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future. The company develops silicones, silicon products, and carbon solutions by combining natural raw materials, renewable energy, and human ingenuity. Elkem helps its customers create and improve essential innovations like electric mobility, digital communications, health, and personal care as well as smarter and more sustainable cities. Elkem has three reportable segments namely Silicones, Silicon Products, and Carbon Solutions. It generates most of the revenue from the Silicones segment.

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