Middle East Paper Co (SAU:1202) Debt-to-Equity : 0.44 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Middle East Paper Co Debt-to-Equity?

Middle East Paper Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ﷼448 Mil. Middle East Paper Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ﷼261 Mil. Middle East Paper Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ﷼1,606 Mil. Middle East Paper Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.44.

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 Middle East Paper Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:1202' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 0.82 Max: 1.34
Current: 0.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Middle East Paper Co was 1.34. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.82.

SAU:1202's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.34% of 261 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs SAU:1202: 0.44

Middle East Paper Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Middle East Paper Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Middle East Paper Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Middle East Paper Co Annual Data

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.83

0.70

0.49

0.55

0.44

Middle East Paper Co Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.55	0.38	0.38	0.41	0.44

Competitive Comparison of Middle East Paper Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Middle East Paper Co'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.

Middle East Paper Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

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Middle East Paper Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Middle East Paper Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(447.568	+	261.361)	/	1606.228
	=	0.44

Middle East Paper Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(447.568	+	261.361)	/	1606.228
	=	0.44

Middle East Paper Co (SAU:1202) 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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Middle East Paper Co Business Description

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Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Street, Nojoud Center, P.O.Box 32913, 1st floor, entrance(A), Unit No(45), Al Andalus, Jeddah, SAU, 23326

Website

https://www.mepco.biz

Middle East Paper Co manufacturing and production and sale of container board and industrial papers. It operates through two segments, Manufacturing, and Trading. The Manufacturing segment, which generates majority revenue, engages in the manufacturing of containerboard and industrial paper. The Trading segment deals with the wholesale and retail sales of paper, carton and plastic waste.

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