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Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) Debt-to-Equity : 1.62 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity?

Constellation Software's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$1,050 Mil. Constellation Software's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$5,408 Mil. Constellation Software's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$3,981 Mil. Constellation Software's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.62.

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 Constellation Software's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:CSU' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 1.07   Max: 1.96
Current: 1.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Constellation Software was 1.96. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 1.07.

TSX:CSU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
92.06% of 2204 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.2 vs TSX:CSU: 1.62

Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Constellation Software'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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Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Chart

Constellation Software Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 1.31 1.34 1.96 1.62

Constellation Software 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 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 1.96 1.85 1.79 1.70 1.62

Competitive Comparison of Constellation Software's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, Constellation Software'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.


Constellation Software's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Constellation Software's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Constellation Software Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Constellation Software's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Constellation Software's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Constellation Software  (TSX:CSU) 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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Constellation Software Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
66 Wellington Street West, Suite 5300, Td Bank Tower, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E6
Constellation Software is a conglomerate that acquires, manages, and grows mission-critical vertical market software businesses. As of 2023, we estimate Constellation operates over 1,000 distinct software businesses in over 150 vertical markets globally, with no one business contributing materially to group earnings. The firm operates a highly decentralized model, where portfolio company management holds autonomy and accountability over operating decisions, and where small centralized teams provide financial and strategic guidance.
Executives
Jamal Nizam Baksh Senior Officer
Stephen Scotchmer Director
Mark Dennison Senior Officer
Bernard Anzarouth Senior Officer
Mark Robert Miller Director, Senior Officer
Mark Henri Leonard Director, Senior Officer
Robin Van Poelje Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
John Edward Billowits Senior Officer
Claire Marie Catherine Kennedy Director
Lawrence Cunningham Director
Barry Alan Symons Senior Officer
Laurie Mae Schultz Director
Steven Scotchmer Director
Brian Robert Beattie Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)

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