Bell Food Group (XSWX:BELL) Debt-to-Equity : 0.82 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Bell Food Group Debt-to-Equity?

Bell Food Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF204 Mil. Bell Food Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,024 Mil. Bell Food Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,507 Mil. Bell Food Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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 Bell Food Group's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:BELL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.46 Med: 0.69 Max: 0.92
Current: 0.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Bell Food Group was 0.92. The lowest was 0.46. And the median was 0.69.

XSWX:BELL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
71.81% of 1639 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs XSWX:BELL: 0.82

Bell Food Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Bell Food Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bell Food Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.68

0.64

0.61

0.72

0.82

Bell Food Group Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.61	-	0.72	-	0.82

Competitive Comparison of Bell Food Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bell Food 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.

Bell Food Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bell Food Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bell Food Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bell Food Group'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
	=	(204.1	+	1023.9)	/	1507.1
	=	0.81

Bell Food Group'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
	=	(204.1	+	1023.9)	/	1507.1
	=	0.81

Bell Food Group (XSWX:BELL) 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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Bell Food Group (XSWX:BELL) Business Description

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Address

Elsasserstrasse 174, Basel, CHE, 4056

Website

https://www.bellfoodgroup.com

Bell Food Group Ltd is a food processor that provides meat, charcuterie, poultry, and convenience products. Bell operates in three divisions: Bell Switzerland, supplying retailers, wholesalers, food service, and food processing; Bell international, operating in Germany, Austria, France, Poland, and other European countries; and convenience, focusing on fresh and prepared products such as salads, fruit plates, sandwiches, ready-made meals, soups, and pasta. Bell Switzerland represents more than half of the company's income.

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