Nestle Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4707) Debt-to-Equity : 1.98 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-Equity?

Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was RM687 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was RM448 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was RM572 Mil. Nestle Malaysia Bhd's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.98.

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

XKLS:4707' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.67 Max: 1.98
Current: 1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Nestle Malaysia Bhd was 1.98. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.67.

XKLS:4707's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
92.28% of 1657 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs XKLS:4707: 1.98

Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-Equity Chart

Nestle Malaysia Bhd Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.70

0.99

0.88

1.49

1.37

Nestle Malaysia Bhd 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															1.05	1.37	1.59	1.85	1.98

Competitive Comparison of Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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.

Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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

Nestle Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Nestle Malaysia Bhd'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
	=	(452.96	+	470.202)	/	674.896
	=	1.37

Nestle Malaysia Bhd's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(686.522	+	448.068)	/	571.85
	=	1.98

Nestle Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4707) 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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Nestle Malaysia Bhd Business Description

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Address

No. 1, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Level 22, 1 Powerhouse, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47800

Website

https://www.nestle.com.my

Nestle Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian investment holding company owned by Nestle. The business activities of the group are functioned through Food and beverages and Others segments. The products offered by the group are related to dairy, beverages, food, Nestle Professional, Nestle Ice Cream, confectionery, chilled dairy, infant nutrition, and health science. The main geography is the domestic market, representing approximately 80% of total sales. The most well-known brands are Nescafe, Maggi, Nespray, Kit Kat, and Milo.

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