Hwa Tai Industries Bhd (XKLS:8478) Debt-to-Equity : 1.09 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-Equity?

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM29.02 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM1.49 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM27.96 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.09.

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 Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:8478' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 0.8 Max: 1.84
Current: 1.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Hwa Tai Industries Bhd was 1.84. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.80.

XKLS:8478's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
81.1% of 1656 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs XKLS:8478: 1.09

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-Equity Chart

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.86

1.16

1.84

1.13

1.09

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.13	1.15	1.12	1.09	1.09

Competitive Comparison of Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(29.019	+	1.486)	/	27.961
	=	1.09

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(29.019	+	1.486)	/	27.961
	=	1.09

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd (XKLS:8478) 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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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Business Description

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Address

No. L9, Jalan ML 16, ML-16 Industrial Park, Seri Kembangan, SGR, MYS, 43300

Website

https://www.hwatai.com

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd operates as a biscuit manufacturing and investment holding. Its activities are biscuit manufacturing, property holding, and trading. It operates through the following segments: Manufacturing and Trading. The company's products include crackers, cookies, assorted biscuits, cakes, and cream sandwiches and are marketed under the brand name of Hwa Tai and Luxury. The majority of revenue is from the Manufacturing segment. Geographically it operates locally & internationally, out of which the majority is from local sales.

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