Leclanche (XSWX:LECN) Debt-to-Equity : -2.19 (As of Jun. 2023)

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What is Leclanche Debt-to-Equity?

Leclanche's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was CHF4.34 Mil. Leclanche's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was CHF37.17 Mil. Leclanche's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was CHF-18.94 Mil. Leclanche's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -2.19.

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

XSWX:LECN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.93 Med: -1.38 Max: 2.38
Current: -2.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Leclanche was 2.38. The lowest was -11.93. And the median was -1.38.

XSWX:LECN's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.29 vs XSWX:LECN: -2.19

Leclanche Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Leclanche Debt-to-Equity Chart

Leclanche Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

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1.89

-2.97

-2.19

-2.82

-1.41

Leclanche Semi-Annual Data
	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.86	-2.82	-1.28	-1.41	-2.19

Competitive Comparison of Leclanche's Debt-to-Equity

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Leclanche'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.

Leclanche's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Leclanche's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Leclanche Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Leclanche's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(17.04	+	59.375)	/	-54.082
	=	-1.41

Leclanche's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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
	=	(4.337	+	37.167)	/	-18.941
	=	-2.19

Leclanche (XSWX:LECN) 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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Leclanche (XSWX:LECN) Business Description

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Address

Avenue des Sports 42, Yverdon-les-Bains, CHE, CH-1401

Website

https://www.leclanche.com

Leclanche SA is a Switzerland-based company. It operates through three segments. Stationery Business, which is the key revenue driver, sells customized systems to both electricity generation markets and transmission and distribution markets. E-Transport Business sells customized systems in mass marine, road, and rail transportation. Specialty Battery Business develops and delivers both turn-key customized solutions and off-the-shelf solutions incorporating battery storage and/or charging solutions utilizing both in-house and third-party technologies for civil, military, medical, and industrial machinery markets. Geographically, it exports its products to the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany, and others.

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