Sonae SGPS (XLIS:SON) Debt-to-Equity : 1.28 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Sonae SGPS Debt-to-Equity?

Sonae SGPS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €427 Mil. Sonae SGPS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,491 Mil. Sonae SGPS's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,064 Mil. Sonae SGPS's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.28.

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

XLIS:SON' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83 Med: 1.15 Max: 1.55
Current: 1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sonae SGPS was 1.55. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 1.15.

XLIS:SON's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
71.53% of 281 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs XLIS:SON: 1.28

Sonae SGPS Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Sonae SGPS Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sonae SGPS Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.55

1.02

0.92

0.88

1.28

Sonae SGPS Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	1.12	1.25	1.37	1.28

Competitive Comparison of Sonae SGPS's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sonae SGPS'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.

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

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

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Sonae SGPS Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sonae SGPS'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
	=	(427.462	+	3491.062)	/	3063.56
	=	1.28

Sonae SGPS'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
	=	(427.462	+	3491.062)	/	3063.56
	=	1.28

Sonae SGPS (XLIS:SON) 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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Sonae SGPS Business Description

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Address

Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, Maia, PRT, 4470-909

Website

https://www.sonae.pt

Sonae SGPS SA is a retail company that manages a variety of business portfolios, including food, sports goods, clothing & apparel, financial services, electronics, technology, and telecommunication. The company's business is divided into eight segments based on the business offerings: Sonae MC, Worten, Sonae Fashion, Iberian Sports Retail Group, Sonae FS, Sonae IM, Sonae Sierra, and NOS. The Sonae MC business segment, which generates most of the company's revenue, is the company's food retail unit and operates restaurants, supermarkets, and convenience stores, among others. The company operates globally but earns most of its revenue in Portugal.