Batu Kawan Bhd (XKLS:1899) Debt-to-Equity : 1.40 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Batu Kawan Bhd Debt-to-Equity?

Batu Kawan Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM2,984 Mil. Batu Kawan Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM7,980 Mil. Batu Kawan Bhd's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM7,832 Mil. Batu Kawan Bhd's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.40.

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 Batu Kawan Bhd's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:1899' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.71 Med: 0.9 Max: 1.73
Current: 1.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Batu Kawan Bhd was 1.73. The lowest was 0.71. And the median was 0.90.

XKLS:1899's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
91.62% of 1396 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs XKLS:1899: 1.40

Batu Kawan Bhd Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Batu Kawan Bhd Debt-to-Equity Chart

Batu Kawan Bhd Annual Data

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Sep23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.24

1.21

1.55

1.38

1.35

Batu Kawan Bhd Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.47	1.38	1.27	1.35	1.40

Competitive Comparison of Batu Kawan Bhd's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Batu Kawan Bhd's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Batu Kawan Bhd's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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

Batu Kawan Bhd Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Batu Kawan Bhd's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(2922.999	+	7669.787)	/	7853.915
	=	1.35

Batu Kawan Bhd'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
	=	(2984.413	+	7980.269)	/	7831.638
	=	1.40

Batu Kawan Bhd (XKLS:1899) 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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Batu Kawan Bhd (XKLS:1899) Business Description

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Address

No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000

Website

https://www.bkawan.com.my

Batu Kawan Bhd is a holding company that focuses on harvesting palm trees and manufacturing and selling rubber and chemical products through its subsidiaries. The firm operates through four segments: plantation, manufacturing, property development, and investment holdings/others. The manufacturing segment generates majority revenue through selling a variety of chemical-based products, including oleochemicals, industrial amides, rubber gloves, and esters. The plantation segment generates the second portion of total revenue by cultivating and processing palm trees into both fresh fruit bunches and rubber products. Geographically, the firm operates in Asia, Europe, Americas, and Africa, with the majority of its revenue generated from Asian and European countries.

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