Fountain (XBRU:FOU) Debt-to-Equity : 9.13 (As of Jun. 2023)

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What is Fountain Debt-to-Equity?

Fountain's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was €3.37 Mil. Fountain's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was €4.39 Mil. Fountain's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was €0.85 Mil. Fountain's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 9.13.

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

XBRU:FOU' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83 Med: 3.32 Max: 126.18
Current: 9.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Fountain was 126.18. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 3.32.

XBRU:FOU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.28% of 276 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs XBRU:FOU: 9.13

Fountain Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Fountain Debt-to-Equity Chart

Fountain Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

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Dec15

Dec16

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

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2.61

3.34

3.70

93.11

10.25

Fountain Semi-Annual Data
	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.78	93.11	126.18	10.25	9.13

Competitive Comparison of Fountain's Debt-to-Equity

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Fountain's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Fountain's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fountain's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Fountain Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Fountain's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(4.925	+	3.41)	/	0.813
	=	10.25

Fountain's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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
	=	(3.368	+	4.385)	/	0.849
	=	9.13

Fountain (XBRU:FOU) 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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Fountain (XBRU:FOU) Business Description

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Address

Avenue de l' Artisanat 17, Braine l'Alleud, BEL, 1420

Website

http://www.fountain.eu

Fountain SA is a Belgium-based company engaged in the distribution of drinks and snacks vending machine for organizations. The company operates in over 25 countries.

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