Asbury Automotive Group (STU:AWG) Debt-to-Equity : 1.51 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Asbury Automotive Group Debt-to-Equity?

Asbury Automotive Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €1,963 Mil. Asbury Automotive Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,079 Mil. Asbury Automotive Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,344 Mil. Asbury Automotive Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.51.

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 Asbury Automotive Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

STU:AWG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.27 Med: 2.76 Max: 6.4
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Asbury Automotive Group was 6.40. The lowest was 1.27. And the median was 2.76.

STU:AWG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
85.25% of 1180 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs STU:AWG: 1.51

Asbury Automotive Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asbury Automotive Group's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Asbury Automotive Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Asbury Automotive Group Annual Data

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2.61

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1.27

1.69

1.51

Asbury Automotive Group Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.69	1.53	1.58	1.52	1.51

Competitive Comparison of Asbury Automotive Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Asbury Automotive Group's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Asbury Automotive Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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Asbury Automotive Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Asbury Automotive Group'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
	=	(1963.098	+	3078.825)	/	3344.41
	=	1.51

Asbury Automotive Group'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
	=	(1963.098	+	3078.825)	/	3344.41
	=	1.51

Asbury Automotive Group (STU:AWG) 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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Asbury Automotive Group Business Description

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2905 Premiere Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Duluth, GA, USA, 30097

Website

https://www.asburyauto.com

Asbury Automotive Group is a regional collection of automobile dealerships that went public in March 2002. The company operates 152 new-vehicle stores and 37 collision centers. Over 70% of new-vehicle revenue is from luxury and import brands. Asbury also offers third-party financing and insurance products and its own F&I products via Total Care Auto. Asbury operates in 14 states (mostly Texas, the West, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeast). Asbury store brands include McDavid and Park Place in Texas, Koons in the Washington, D.C. area, and the Larry H. Miller brand in the Western US. Asbury generated $17.2 billion of revenue in 2024 and is based in the Atlanta area. The firm targets at least $30 billion of revenue sometime around 2030.

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