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Louis Hachette Group (XPAR:ALHG) Debt-to-Equity : 2.07 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Louis Hachette Group Debt-to-Equity?

Louis Hachette Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €971 Mil. Louis Hachette Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €3,892 Mil. Louis Hachette Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €2,351 Mil. Louis Hachette Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.07.

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 Louis Hachette Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XPAR:ALHG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 1.1   Max: 2.52
Current: 2.07

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Louis Hachette Group was 2.52. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 1.10.

XPAR:ALHG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.9% of 928 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs XPAR:ALHG: 2.07

Louis Hachette Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Louis Hachette Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Louis Hachette Group Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
- 0.14 0.10 2.52 2.07

Louis Hachette Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.10 N/A 2.52 2.65 2.07

Competitive Comparison of Louis Hachette Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Louis Hachette Group'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.

Louis Hachette Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Louis Hachette Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Louis Hachette Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Louis Hachette Group'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
=(971 + 3892) / 2351
=2.07

Louis Hachette Group'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
=(971 + 3892) / 2351
=2.07

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Louis Hachette Group  (XPAR:ALHG) 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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Louis Hachette Group Business Description

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Comparable Companies
XPAR:GLO XPAR:PLX XPAR:IDL XPAR:ALCIS XPAR:ALMCE XPAR:MLCMI XPAR:MLPHW XPAR:TEP XPAR:ELIS XPAR:SW TSE:7386 TSE:4304 LSE:REL TSX:TRI CTAS CPRT XAMS:WKL ASX:BXB TSX:RBA GPN
Traded in Other Exchanges
CW3:Germany ALGH:Austria
Address
4, rue de Presbourg, Paris, FRA, 75116
Website
https://www.louishachettegroup.com
Louis Hachette Group is engaged in Publishing, Travel Retail and Magazines and Online Media.

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