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Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as total stockholders equity divided by total asset. Barloworld's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R17,200 Mil. Barloworld's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R42,938 Mil.
Therefore, Barloworld's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.40.
The historical rank and industry rank for Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:
JSE:BAW's Equity-to-Asset is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.56 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity-to-Asset only.
Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.
For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.
Barloworld Equity-to-Asset Related Terms
Barloworld Equity-to-Asset Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset 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.
JSE:BAW vs GEV, ETN, PH: Equity-to-Asset Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.
Barloworld Equity-to-Asset vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset falls into.
Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.
Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.
Barloworld's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as
* 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.
Barloworld (JSE:BAW) has a Equity-to-Asset of 0.40 as of Mar. 2025. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Barloworld and its competitors.
Is Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset too high?
Barloworld's current Equity-to-Asset is 0.40. The Industrial Products industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.56. Barloworld's value of 0.40 is 28.6% below this industry median. Overall, Barloworld has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset compare to GEV and ETN?
Barloworld's Equity-to-Asset of 0.40 can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. The industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.56. Barloworld's value of 0.40 is 28.6% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Equity-to-Asset for an Industrial Products company?
The median Equity-to-Asset among Industrial Products companies is 0.56, based on 3,089 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Equity-to-Asset significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Equity-to-Asset should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Barloworld's current Equity-to-Asset of 0.40 is 28.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Equity-to-Asset mean?
A high Equity-to-Asset can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Barloworld and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Equity-to-Asset is 0.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Barloworld's current Equity-to-Asset is 0.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barloworld stock overvalued right now?
Barloworld (JSE:BAW) has a current Equity-to-Asset of 0.40. The current Equity-to-Asset is 0.40 and 28.6% below the Industrial Products industry median of 0.56. Barloworld's overall GF Score™ is 66/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Equity-to-Asset calculated?
Equity-to-Asset is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Barloworld (JSE:BAW), the current Equity-to-Asset is 0.40 as of Mar. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Barloworld Ltd is an industrial processing, distribution, and services company with two primary areas of focus: Industrial Equipment and Services and Consumer Industries (food and ingredient solutions). Industrial Equipment and related services offer earthmoving equipment, industrial services, and power systems. The Consumer Industries business provides large enterprises with the ingredients essential to the manufacturing of various products including food and beverages, paper, pharmaceuticals, building materials, and adhesives, among others. The company's business segment includes Equipments, which derives maximum revenue, Ingrain, and Others. Geographically, it derives its maximum revenue from South Africa and the rest from Australia, Russia, and Mongolia.
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