Lafarge (XSWX:LG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.81 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Lafarge Debt-to-Equity?

Lafarge's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF2,091 Mil. Lafarge's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF10,727 Mil. Lafarge's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF15,830 Mil. Lafarge's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.81.

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

XSWX:LG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: 0.81

XSWX:LG's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 0.39 vs XSWX:LG: 0.81

Lafarge Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Lafarge Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lafarge Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.07

0.95

0.90

0.89

0.74

Lafarge Quarterly Data
	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.86	0.81	0.74	0.71	0.81

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Debt-to-Equity

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge'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.

Lafarge's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Lafarge Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lafarge's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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
	=	(2459.295	+	11262.25)	/	18583.614
	=	0.74

Lafarge's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 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
	=	(2091.21	+	10726.996)	/	15830.008
	=	0.81

Lafarge (XSWX:LG) 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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Lafarge (XSWX:LG) Business Description

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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.

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