Vertu Motors (Vertu Motors) Debt-to-Equity : 0.59 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Vertu Motors Debt-to-Equity?

Vertu Motors's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $28 Mil. Vertu Motors's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $234 Mil. Vertu Motors's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $446 Mil. Vertu Motors's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.59.

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

VTMTF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.22 Max: 0.7
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Vertu Motors was 0.70. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.22.

VTMTF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
59.59% of 1173 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs VTMTF: 0.63

Vertu Motors Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertu Motors's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Vertu Motors Debt-to-Equity Chart

Vertu Motors Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.63

0.59

0.47

0.70

0.59

Vertu Motors Semi-Annual Data
	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.47	0.45	0.70	0.63	0.59

Competitive Comparison of Vertu Motors's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Vertu Motors'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.

Vertu Motors's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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

Vertu Motors Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Vertu Motors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 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
	=	(27.91	+	234.087)	/	446.178
	=	0.59

Vertu Motors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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
	=	(27.91	+	234.087)	/	446.178
	=	0.59

Vertu Motors (OTCPK:VTMTF) 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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Vertu Motors (Vertu Motors) Business Description

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Address

Vertu House, 5th Avenue Business Park, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, GBR, NE11 0XA

Website

https://www.vertumotors.com

Vertu Motors PLC is an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The business activity of the group includes selling new cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, and used vehicles, together with after-sale services. It operates through various franchise dealerships, such as Volkswagen, Land Rover, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Kia, Toyota, and many others. The company generates maximum revenue from Used cars.