Norman Broadbent (LSE:NBB) Debt-to-Equity : 0.32 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Norman Broadbent Debt-to-Equity?

Norman Broadbent's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.32 Mil. Norman Broadbent's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.12 Mil. Norman Broadbent's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1.38 Mil. Norman Broadbent's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.32.

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

LSE:NBB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18 Med: 0.8 Max: 2.18
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Norman Broadbent was 2.18. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.80.

LSE:NBB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
55.66% of 918 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.375 vs LSE:NBB: 0.32

Norman Broadbent Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Norman Broadbent Debt-to-Equity Chart

Norman Broadbent Annual Data

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Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.80

0.97

2.03

2.18

0.32

Norman Broadbent Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.03	2.45	2.18	2.00	0.32

Competitive Comparison of Norman Broadbent's Debt-to-Equity

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Norman Broadbent'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.

Norman Broadbent's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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

Norman Broadbent Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Norman Broadbent's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0.318	+	0.121)	/	1.375
	=	0.32

Norman Broadbent's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(0.318	+	0.121)	/	1.375
	=	0.32

Norman Broadbent (LSE:NBB) 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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Norman Broadbent (LSE:NBB) Business Description

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Address

21-24 Millbank, Millbank Tower, London, GBR, SW1P 4QP

Website

https://www.normanbroadbent.com

Norman Broadbent PLC is a UK-based company engaged in providing talent acquisition and advisory services. It offers Board and Leadership/Executive Search, Senior Interim Management, Research and Insight, Leadership Consulting and Assessment, and executive-level Recruitment Solutions. Its class of business includes NBES, NBLC, NBS, and NBIM. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom.

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