Bath & Body Works (STU:LTD0) Debt-to-Equity : -3.06 (As of Oct. 2024)

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What is Bath & Body Works Debt-to-Equity?

Bath & Body Works's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €461 Mil. Bath & Body Works's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €4,454 Mil. Bath & Body Works's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was €-1,606 Mil. Bath & Body Works's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was -3.06.

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 Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

STU:LTD0' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.09 Med: -5.21 Max: 262.33
Current: -3.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Bath & Body Works was 262.33. The lowest was -22.09. And the median was -5.21.

STU:LTD0's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.6 vs STU:LTD0: -3.06

Bath & Body Works Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Bath & Body Works Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bath & Body Works Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-6.06

-11.30

-3.96

-2.74

-3.43

Bath & Body Works Quarterly Data
	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.69	-3.43	-3.26	-3.12	-3.06

Competitive Comparison of Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bath & Body Works'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.

Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bath & Body Works's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Bath & Body Works Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bath & Body Works's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 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
	=	(166.158	+	4949.856)	/	-1493.586
	=	-3.43

Bath & Body Works's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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
	=	(460.836	+	4454.136)	/	-1605.582
	=	-3.06

Bath & Body Works (STU:LTD0) 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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Bath & Body Works Business Description

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Address

Three Limited Parkway, Columbus, OH, USA, 43230

Website

https://www.bbwinc.com

Bath & Body Works is a specialty home fragrance and fragrant body care retailer operating under the Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, and White Barn brands. The company generates most of its business in North America, with just 5% of sales from international markets in fiscal 2023. For fiscal 2023, 74% of sales stemmed from the brick-and-mortar network (which was composed of more than 1,800 retail stores), similar to 2022 levels, as consumer shopping patterns remained to normal. Future growth is expected from store reformatting, digital and international channels, as well as adjacent category expansions like hair and laundry.

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