Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU.UN) Debt-to-Equity : 22.20 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Brookfield Business Partners LP Debt-to-Equity?

Brookfield Business Partners LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0 Mil. Brookfield Business Partners LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$56,693 Mil. Brookfield Business Partners LP's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$2,554 Mil. Brookfield Business Partners LP's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 22.20.

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 Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:BBU.UN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54 Med: 10.47 Max: 35.94
Current: 22.2

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Brookfield Business Partners LP was 35.94. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 10.47.

TSX:BBU.UN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.36% of 471 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs TSX:BBU.UN: 22.20

Brookfield Business Partners LP Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Brookfield Business Partners LP Debt-to-Equity Chart

Brookfield Business Partners LP Annual Data

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11.22

13.04

13.95

35.94

23.85

Brookfield Business Partners LP 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															33.29	33.26	32.87	23.85	22.20

Competitive Comparison of Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt-to-Equity

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Brookfield Business Partners LP'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.

Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Brookfield Business Partners LP Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Brookfield Business Partners LP's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(4890.132	+	56182.183)	/	2561.114
	=	23.85

Brookfield Business Partners LP'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
	=	(0	+	56692.829)	/	2554.243
	=	22.20

Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU.UN) 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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Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU.UN) Business Description

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73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton, BMU, HM 12

Website

https://www.bbu.brookfield.com

Brookfield Business Partners LP is a business services and industrials company. It focused on operating businesses that are either low-cost producers and benefit from high barriers to entry. The company's operating segment includes Business services; Infrastructure services; Industrials and Corporate and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Business Services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in the United States of America; Europe; Australia; Canada; Brazil; Mexico and Other Countries.

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