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Valhi (VHI) Debt-to-Equity : 0.62 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Valhi Debt-to-Equity?

Valhi's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $88 Mil. Valhi's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $545 Mil. Valhi's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,023 Mil. Valhi's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.62.

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

VHI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 1.26   Max: 4.67
Current: 0.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Valhi was 4.67. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 1.26.

VHI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
67.45% of 1398 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs VHI: 0.62

Valhi Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valhi'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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Valhi Debt-to-Equity Chart

Valhi Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 1.19 0.81 0.61 0.61

Valhi Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.60 0.61 0.58 0.54 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Valhi's Debt-to-Equity

For the Chemicals subindustry, Valhi'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.


Valhi's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Valhi's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Valhi Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Valhi's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Valhi's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Valhi  (NYSE:VHI) 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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Valhi Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240-2620
Valhi Inc is a holding company that provides chemicals, security products, waste management systems, and real estate development and management through its subsidiaries. It operates its business in three segments, which are Chemicals, Component Products, and Real Estate Management and Development. The company derives maximum revenue from the Chemicals segment. Chemicals Segment is a producer and marketer of value-added titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2). TiO2 is used to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability to a wide variety of products, including paints, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics. Geographically the company operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, Norway, and Belgium, where the majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Gina A. Norris director 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Amy A. Samford officer: Vice President and Controller 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Kevin B Kramer director C/O STONERIGDGE INC., 9400 E. MARKET ST, WARREN OH 44484
Bart W Reichert officer: Vice President, Internal Audit 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Patty S. Brinda officer: Vice President and Controller 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Robert D Graham director, officer: Executive VP and CLO 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Bryan A. Hanley officer: Vice President and Treasurer 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Darci B Scott officer: VP, Tax - Financial Reporting 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Kristin B Mccoy officer: Vice President, Tax 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Michael Shawn Simmons officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Jane Rast Grimm officer: VP and Assistant Secretary 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Valhi Inc /de/ 10 percent owner THREE LINCOLN CENTER, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Dixie Rice Agricultural L.l.c. 10 percent owner 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Terri Herrington director C/O CONTRAN CORPORATION, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
W Hayden Mcilroy director 25 HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE, STE. 100-341, DALLAS TX 75205

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