ForFarmers NV (XAMS:FFARM) Debt-to-Equity : 0.35 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is ForFarmers NV Debt-to-Equity?

ForFarmers NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €17 Mil. ForFarmers NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €92 Mil. ForFarmers NV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €312 Mil. ForFarmers NV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35.

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

XAMS:FFARM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.5
Current: 0.35

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of ForFarmers NV was 0.50. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.23.

XAMS:FFARM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
54.61% of 1648 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs XAMS:FFARM: 0.35

ForFarmers NV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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ForFarmers NV Debt-to-Equity Chart

ForFarmers NV Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.23

0.37

0.50

0.35

ForFarmers NV Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														0.37	0.45	0.50	0.55	0.35

Competitive Comparison of ForFarmers NV's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, ForFarmers NV'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.

ForFarmers NV's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, ForFarmers NV's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

ForFarmers NV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

ForFarmers NV'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
	=	(16.5	+	92)	/	311.5
	=	0.35

ForFarmers NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter 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
	=	(16.5	+	92)	/	311.5
	=	0.35

ForFarmers NV (XAMS:FFARM) 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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ForFarmers NV (XAMS:FFARM) Business Description

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Address

Kwinkweerd 12, Lochem, NLD, 7241 CW

Website

https://www.forfarmersgroup.eu

ForFarmers NV is a feed company, active in North-West Europe. Its business operations comprise sourcing of ingredients, production, and sale of feed products, the sale of crop products, and associated outbound logistics. It also offers complementary services including advice on animal nutrition and livestock farming and assistance with farm management and business development. The company has Ruminant, Swine, Poultry and Horse, Goat, and Sheep segments. It operates in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

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